I’m hesitant to engage in this one, but it is interesting to me. Please note: I am not intending to make this a conversation about politics, and will do my best

I’m hesitant to engage in this one, but it is interesting to me. Please note: I am not intending to make this a conversation about politics, and will do my best not to respond to any comments about politics. > Is Trump's tantrum about losing the 2020 election an example of Narcissistic Collapse? Given what I know about NPD, Trump’s initial run for the presidency might be an example of lashing out in response to a perceived slight. Trump was vocal in the “Birther” scene during Obama’s presidency. In response to that, Obama publicly ridiculed Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2011: https://news.yahoo.com/news/blogs/ticket/obama-ridicules-trump-correspondents-dinner-mocks-birther-crusade-043803862.html https://news.yahoo.com/news/blogs/ticket/obama-ridicules-tru... I’ve heard several people, on both sides of the political aisle, mention this specifically as the direct motivation for Trump to run in 2016. As the race continued, Clinton’s overt condescension of Trump seemed to galvanize him to continue and double down - he returned her mocking with straight-forward insults. Because Clinton was wildly unpopular with a bit over half the country, this went over very well indeed and likely resulted in his election. All in all, I’m fairly confident that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were the direct causes of the Trump presidency - they unwittingly played directly to the part of Donald Trump’s personality that most strongly motivate him.