President Trump 'has lived much of his life in reaction to the trauma of the '60s and denying that the country has become a more richly diverse place. ... Obsessed with the past, he doomed us all to repeat it,' writes Michael D'Antonio for CNNOpinion
Michael D'Antonio is the author of the book"Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" and co-author with Peter Eisner of"The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence." The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.
As America cried out in anguish over the death of George Floyd and the problem of abusive policing, the president retreated to the White House bunker on the advice of his security team. In his mind, he seems to think it's the riots of the 1960s all over again, and his reaction appears both terrified and angry."LAW & ORDER!" was the response he voiced via Twitter on Sunday and again in a public address on Monday.
Michael D'AntonioNo moment defines the Donald Trump era more precisely, for this is a man whose life has been spent inside a series of bunkers -- intellectual, emotional, financial, and political -- where he schemed to make us all accept his narcissistic fantasy. This dreamworld, where he would rule as the "I alone can fix it" president has become, not the 1950s idyll of his imagination, but a hellscape governed by a man frozen in his childhood and out of step with the times.
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