Trump is desperate — and dangerous

(CNN) Something’s really wrong with the President.

I know, I know. This is a man who was impeached in his first term of office and is so awful to work for that departed officials routinely trash him. (See former national security adviser John Bolton, former Defense Secretary James Mattis and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, to name a few.) What I mean is that President Donald Trump now seems wounded and desperate — and this makes him dangerous.
His dejection was obvious in Trump’s lonely, late night walk across the White House lawn Sunday after the Tulsa rally failed to draw the expected crowds (fewer than 6,200 attended, according to the Tulsa Fire Department). He clutched a crumpled, red MAGA hat, while his trademark ruby-red tie was undone, hanging loosely down his chest. He strode like a lumbering bear — and while he managed to wave to photographers, he didn’t even attempt a smile.
Trump must have been upset by the pitiful turnout in Tulsa where he had hoped for the banquet of adoration he needed to energize his ego. It doesn’t help that polls show he’s being outpaced by his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Now wounded, Trump is resorting to a kind of political terror campaign, spreading blatant lies about foreign-based election fraud and a “RIGGED 2020 ELECTION.” Trump’s false claims, which have been repeatedly debunked by CNN and others, destroy public trust in the foundation of our democracy and set the stage for a potentially dangerous crisis if voters end up questioning the results on Election Day.

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