I figure that there has been plenty enough coverage of the upcoming book by Trump's niece Mary that I don't have much to add in any immediate comment. I do want to say that the one thing that most leaps out to me is the author credit. The book does not say it is written by "Mary Trump." Rather, it's emblazoned across the cover as "Mary Trump, PhD."
What I love is that I have no doubt at all that this was very intentional to add deep credibility to the overall work and the psychological insight, not merely to give her proper professional title for the sake of accuracy. After all, Mary Trump is a clinical psychologist. So, when she analyzes her uncle's mental condition, the front cover lets you know right up front that she knows what she's talking about. So, when she writes something like -- "Donald is not simply weak, his ego is a fragile thing that must be bolstered every moment because he knows deep down that he is nothing of what he claims to be," she's not just a relative making an untrained observation. She's putting her professional work on the line and giving it substance. We'll leave the rest about the book -- and there's a lot -- to others for now. Instead, we'll move over to The Daily Show for a extremely funny, and almost as disturbing a video. A couple days ago, The Daily Show sent out a clip with a montage of the "Best of Jordan Klepper" interviewing supporters at Trump rallies. They'd posted this a while ago, but said they're doing it again because, in their words, "It's too good." It's too good. No, seriously, it's really too good. Scary, though. But too good.
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