The Brat

In the last two weeks, Donald Trump repeatedly has hit low points in his presidency and seems determined to get worse. He refuses to accept responsibility for his actions and is determined to blame anyone and everyone else for his failures.

To add insult to injury, he often acts like a bratty child. Pressure and criticism seem to bring out the worst side of him.

This should be no surprise. Trump has always acted like this, his entire life. When he was just a tabloid figure in New York, he acted like this.

During the 2016 campaign, the Washington Post published an excellent piece (link here) quoting dozens of Trump's childhood acquaintances. The overwhelming consensus was that the Trump we see now is acting just like Trump did during his juvenile years.

Now that he's President, we have a bratty twelve-year-old in the Oval Office. His tendencies were always visible to those of us paying any attention, but Republicans are now realizing they made a very bad choice when they threw their weight behind a petulant adolescent atop their ticket.

This will not end well if it doesn't end soon.