Without speculating about his mental state, which doesn't only apply to him but to other polarizing public figures, it definitely seems like his actions are lar

Without speculating about his mental state, which doesn't only apply to him but to other polarizing public figures, it definitely seems like his actions are larger-than-life and controversial. I'd argue that a lot of it is probably carefully cultivated, but the monomaniacal, megalomaniacal style is just off-putting for the masses exhausted by celebrity spotlight chasing (even if it might serve to elide all sorts of decisions the public might not be looking at): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33659992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33659992