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Dan P. McAdams

Wednesday 21st of January 2026

Snapshot Most candidates want to win the election so that they can become president, but it seems like Donald Trump wanted to become president so that he could win the election. It's all about winning, but even now that he's won he can't seem to let go of the fight. Donald Trump portrayed by Dan P. McAdams © 2017 Kwiple.com
Snapshot There is very little by way of a narrative arc to Trump's consciousness. Instead, he lives in the angry contractual moment, moment to moment, deal-making scene to deal-making scene, episodic – more like an episode of Seinfeld than a feature-length movie. The goal for each moment is to win the moment. And that is it. There is no story- line beyond beyond winning the moment. There is no overarching moral narrative of atonement or liberation or progress. There is no valued end state toward which you and the people you lead strive in the long term. Donald Trump portrayed by Dan P. McAdams © 2017 Kwiple.com
 
Snapshot There's a lot less behind the mask than you expect. Donald Trump portrayed by Dan P. McAdams © 2017 Kwiple.com