Sean Penn Says Donald Trump 'Might Try to Destroy the World' (Rolling Stone)

[highplainsdem]

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sean-penn-donald-trump-destroy-the-world-interview-1235331200/

Sean Penn is not holding back when it comes to his opinion of Donald Trump‘s second term as president. Speaking on Jim Acosta‘s Substack podcast, the actor said he is concerned about whether Trump will attempt to remain in office.

“We should consider worst case scenarios,” Penn said, after speaking about El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele. “I do think it’s a reasonable theory that Donald Trump is not unlike the spouse of someone who leaves him, perhaps for another, who then murders their former partner because if they can’t have her, nobody can. And I think Donald Trump and his solipsism may have that relationship with the world and that this destruction is in part a power play, and also a literal intention of his final out.”

Acosta then asked if Penn thought Donald would leave at the end of his term. “I think he might try to destroy the world before he ages out of life,” Penn replied.

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And before anyone doubts that Trump has already given a lot of thought to nuclear war, see these threads from October 2017

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029699187

and January 2018:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210050265

Back in August 2017, MSNBC military analyst Jack Jacobs said Secretary of Defense Mattis would defy Trump:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029437205

But now we have Hegseth...

[underpants]

1. solipsism is the correct turn for Trump. It's well beyond narcissism

noun
1.the quality of being very self-centered or selfish.
"she herself elicits scant sympathy, such is her solipsism and lack of self-awareness"
2.
PHILOSOPHY
the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.
"solipsism is an idealist thesis because ‘Only my mind exists’ entails ‘Only minds exist’"

[Irish_Dem]

2. Trump/MAGAs/Putin are capable of destroying the world.

For profit, revenge, sadism.
They love the killing, damage, torture.

And just because they can, so a display of raw horrible power.

[hlthe2b]

3. Sean Penn is not only highly intelligent, he "gets it" in terms of Trump's psychopathology...

[Coolgoober]

4. I Agree

His delusions are so great he can't imagine the world going on without him.
And basically he is just a destroyer of things. He is just a look at me kinda guy. I honestly don't have the words of how badly I think of this menace.

[RJ-MacReady]

5. trump refusing to leave

After his term would be civil war as nearby blue states would likely eventually send in their national gaurds to DC. Scary prospect that's no longer fantasy but inching closer to reality.

[JBTaurus83]

6. I Agree

to someone like the pig, what is the point of the world if he isn't here? He may think it best to go out with a literal bang if his health deteriorates.

[uponit7771]

7. Trump is the puppet the people with the strings is the billionaires anf their stupid agenda

[CousinIT]

8. Not "might". He WILL if he is allowed. As yet, no one has stopped him. nt