There has been no shortage of evidence of Trump's grandiosity. See my article, "Trump, The Poster Child of a Megalogamiac." But now comes new evidence of his delusion of grandeur that is even worse.
Recently, on his Truth Social media account, he posted an AI generated image of himself as Jesus healing the sick, apparently in part response to Pope Leo's rebuking of the U.S. (Hegseth) for invoking the name of Jesus for support in battle, saying Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them,” together with a diatribe against Pope Leo in another post saying he was very liberal, liked crime, and was only elected because Trump had been elected..
Here is the image he posted:
There can be no question that this is an image of Trump as Jesus. After receiving critical backlash about the post, he said he thought that it was an image of him as a doctor healing the sick. A bad excuse may be better than none, but really!
Trump clearly thinks of himself as the man who can do no wrong, the brightest person in the world, a king, a master of the universe. There are no rules that apply to him. As he said in a New York Times interview, the only thing that will prevent him from doing something is his own mind.
What do we do if the leader of our country is deranged? If we had a government led by responsible men and women, not a bunch of toadies, it would be past time to invoke the 25th Amendment. This Amendment provides that if the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet secretaries (or such other body as Congress shall provide) state that the President is no longer able to discharge the powers and duties of his office, then the Vice President shall assume the role of Acting President.
This was meant to deal with the situation of a physically ailing President who can no longer perform his duties but will not say so voluntarily. There was talk of this during Biden's presidency, both informally by Democrats and openly by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. But this circumstance should also apply to a psychic inability.
When someone lives in an alternate reality, does not understand the difference between fact and fiction, and has delusion of grandeur such that he takes no counsel from those around him, that person is not able to discharge his duties and powers as President. His ultimate duty being, as stated in his oath, to protect the Constitution and, by implication, defend our country.
Since this will not happen with the current Cabinet in place or the current Congress, the country has no choice but to bide its time till this year's mid-term elections and elect a Democratic-controlled House and Senate that will prevent Trump from pursuing many of his objectives. And also impeach Trump and remove him from office.
Never in the history of the United States have we had in the office of the President a man who so grotesquely is the very opposite of the type of person who has historically held that office and the opposite of what the people have historically wanted.
Yes, Trump was fairly elected by both a majority of the electoral college and a majority (albeit small) of the voting public. He clearly spoke to the pain that many people had been feeling and who had lost faith in the Democratic Party's interest in helping them. Whatever Democrats had done historically to support the working class was irrelevant to them, and rightfully so.
It is the Democratic Party that created the circumstances that provided Trump with an opportunity to exploit; they neglected the middle class as it was sinking. And it is the Democrats who must regain the trust of the middle class, as I have previously written. See my recent article, "The Democratic Party - Missing in Action," and my article, "Where Is the Democratic Party's Clarion Voice?"
Trump is Trump, and he will remain so. And his core base will not lose their faith in him; they have too much of themselves invested in him. It is up to Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who are disabused of Trump to right the listing ship of our country and free us from this madman.
Ronald L. Hirsch is a teacher, legal aid lawyer, survey researcher, nonprofit executive, consultant, composer, author, and volunteer. He is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Chicago Law School and the author of We Still Hold These Truths. Read more of his writing at www.PreservingAmericanValues.com
