MSNBC anchor Joy Reid criticized former President Donald Trump for making delusional comparisons between himself and historic figures.
At a rally, Trump likened himself to Nelson Mandela, saying he was working to “save our country from these fascists.”
Reid said the comparisons were incorrect, as Trump is nothing like Mandela.
Joy Reid began, “Donald Trump has long suffered from delusions of grandeur. When it comes to his mounting legal issues, he likes to portray himself as a martyr, a victim of political persecution. Just a few months ago, he was comparing himself to a truly historic figure.”
She continued, “At a campaign rally on October 23, 2023, Trump said, ‘I’ll tell you what I don’t mind being Nelson Mandela because I’m doing it for a reason. I’m doing it for a reason. I’m doing it for a reason. We’ve got to save our country from these fascists, these lunatics we’re dealing with. They’re horrible people.’”
Reid responded, “Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. I could easily go into the countless ways that Trump is nothing like Mandela, but who has the time? And just last night, Trump made yet another inapt comparison.”
When discussing his fraud trial verdict on Fox News, Trump’s comments about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny being a “form of communism or fascism” also happening in the US did not make sense, as Navalny died in a Russian prison last week after being jailed and poisoned.
Trump said, “It is a form of Navalny. It is a form of communism or fascism. Navalny was a very sad situation. And he’s very brave. He was a very brave guy… It’s a horrible thing, but it’s happening in our country, too. We are turning into a communist country in many ways.”
Reid asserted Trump suffers from grandeur delusions in portraying his legal issues as political persecution rather than accepting responsibility.
“What in the gobbledygook?” asked Reid.
Adding, “Navalny’s death in a Russian prison was announced last week. He had been imprisoned since his return to Russia in January 2021 after surviving a near-fatal poisoning months earlier. Whatever Trump said makes absolutely no sense.”
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