Has anyone else noticed how much more sympathy/empathy TSF has been displaying, lately?

[allegorical oracle]

I have -- he's frequently expressed (including this a.m. on the WH lawn) concern about all the young Ukrainian, Russian, Israeli and Palestinian people who are being killed in those wars. He's never before cared much about the outcomes of any violence whatsoever.

Then yesterday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store was bathed in djt's glowingly effusive kindness and concern over these "horrible wars" that take the lives of all those poor people. Think might explain it:

From Axios:

Zoom in: Talk of the (Nobel Peace) prize is increasingly shaping how administration officials talk about the president at a time when he's seeking to end the fighting in Ukraine and Gaza.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News in February that Trump deserves a Nobel for his work in trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war. "If it were fairly awarded, I think in a year, he should get it from what I've seen," Bessent said.

snip

Trump longs for the validation of a Nobel prize, but even before Friday's televised melee (with Zelenski) he doubted that the committee that awards it — which is appointed by Norway's parliament — would ever give him one.

snip

Trump said in 2019 that he should get the prize "for a lot of things, if they gave it out fairly — which they don't. They gave one to Obama immediately upon his ascent to the presidency, and he had no idea why he got it. ... That was the only thing I agreed with him on."

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/01/trump-nobel-peace-prize-obsession

[Orrex]

1. Sure, he can fake it. That's not news.

I look forward to empathizing when he dies shrieking in humiliating, horrible agony.

[allegorical oracle]

15. Agree totally. But still find it gobsmacking just how easily he turns on fraudulant charm

and manipulates people and events. He beats everything I ever read about P.T. Barnum.

On a more serious note, we might recall many people during the last election pointing out that he seemed more "put together," or "calmer," or "better disciplined." Others, even now, repeatedly claim that he "tells you what he's going to do."

But what he says and the cruelty of how his "truth" materializes are two different things. Think tariffs, immigration, and the department of gov't. efficiency. Did any of those sound as bad as they turned out to be?

Rather than a Peace Prize he deserves an Oscar.

[Orrex]

19. I'm also sick of hearing how charismatic he is

I’d rather watch/hear a cauldron of diarrhea bubbling over a low flame. Same goes for the so-called “Great Communicator.”

Both of them are only “charismatic” to their kkkultists. Functional human beings can see right through it.

[True Dough]

28. Have you ever considered

starting a thread about it?

[Orrex]

33. Nah, I could never stick with something like that.

[JBTaurus83]

2. The right wing here

will just make up a "peace" award for him. Problem solved.

[Conjuay]

36. Yeah, some redhat will appear at one of his rallies

and give him theirs.

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[EYESORE 9001]

3. He might be in contention

for an Ignobel Prize. 🏆 💩

[SheltieLover]

4. ...

[electric_blue68]

23. Well done! 😄 👍

[sdfernando]

32. Not surprisingly he is totally confused about this....

Of course he thinks he should get a Nobel "Piece" Prize. I'm mean, he did his own personal Vietnam, righ???

[thought crime]

5. Does he know that many people with HIV are now having symptoms after USAID cutoff medicine?

Would he care?

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes it is quite noticeable and odd.

He is a psychopath and has no concern for anyone but himself.

All this fake empathy is obviously coached and staged.

[allegorical oracle]

21. Read the Time magazine interview transcript (it's posted here on DU). You'll be totally

convinced that everything his niece, Mary, says about his mental health is accurate. His proximity to the nuclear button makes me nervous-er, now.

[Irish_Dem]

22. Of course Dr.Trump is accurate about her uncle.

Trump is a vicious dangerous psychopath and narcissist.
Many mental health professionals have known it for quite some time.
And been warning the public about him.

Yes the Time article highlights Donald Trump's mental illness, demential and drug abuse.

Last time Trump was in the WH, the military was said to be quite careful about
giving Trump any power concerning the nuclear code, etc. The rumor is that
General Miley consulted with Pelosi and McConnell on national security matters.
Trump was not to be trusted and didn't comprehend anything. This is one reason
Trump hates Miley and the other generals so much.

[usonian]

7. Nearer, my God, to Thee

Movie fans know!

[snowybirdie]

8. Any minus points

for sending unindicted people to a foreign gulag where torture is rampant?

[Solly Mack]

9. Kissinger got one but he didn't go in person to get it b/c fear of anti-war protestors swarming him.

Ironic, wasn't it.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. No. Just no.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

11. Trump sweet talked Bill Maher & it worked? OR is Maher just an asshole?!? That's my guess. nt

[CBHagman]

12. I've heard Trump talk about "beautiful babies" and so on...

...but he always goes back into nasty mode. This is a person who cannot post a holiday greeting without calling people names or telling lies.

People can claim that Trump can be charming, skillful, yada, yada, yada, but he actually keeps the bitterness and boorishness and lawlessness top of mind through his words and behavior. He can't even turn the bitterness off for an Inauguration.

On edit: This is someone who traumatized children in his first term. This is someone who used cutting off medical care to get back at members of his own family. So I naturally snort if someone in the media refers to a "consoler in chief." Nice try, someone in the media.

[bif]

13. His handlers must be hard at work

He doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone but himself.

[spanone]

14. Judge him by his actions. He is bereft of any tinge of empathy.

[maxsolomon]

16. Maybe Bill Maher gave him some advice?

[Ping Tung]

17. Giving him the Peace Prize would be eauivalent to giving a Great White shark a prize for Table Manners.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Here: This is as close as TSF will ever get to a Nobel.

[EndlessWire]

20. He doesn't give a damn about dying soldiers.

We all know this. He doesn't give a crap about the "suckers and losers." So, I agree, he's trying to come off like some humanitarian, for nefarious purposes. And, those that award the Nobel Peace Prize also know this. He doesn't deserve the prize, especially since he is transporting people to concentration camps just because he doesn't like their nationality or the color of their skin. He's a lying, vicious POS felon that should have been sent to jail.

[Grammy23]

24. Does he think the Nobel Prize committee members are

Unaware of all the horrible things associated with tRump? Even if he could broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, all of his past misdeeds would instantly disqualify him. No matter what he does for the rest of his miserable life, he’ll be tainted by the behavior he exhibited throughout the entirety of his life.

As for his so-called ability to turn on the charm at will, if I am not mistaken, that is part of his pathology as a malignant narcissist. Rather than an asset, it is a symptom of his mental health issues. It is part of his method of love bombing his victims, right before he brings out his evil side. He is the 21st version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

[MFM008]

31. Maybe the committee

Could be proud for giving the first Nobel to a felon.

[Jack Valentino]

25. NO. I have not noticed anything,

with all the other SHIT "flooding the zone"!

[Paladin]

26. Nope. Not at all. (nt)

[Dave Bowman]

27. He doesn't give a damn about anyone other than himself

. This is a pathetic act, probably something to do with his little obsession about getting a Nobel. What a childish idiot.

[Walleye]

29. Date rapists and domestic abusers often are charming, right up until they aren't

[ananda]

30. Itis utterly reprehensible and disgusting for a Nazi to posure

and spout fake empathy judt to win a fucking prize.

also, his treatment of Ukraine is predicated on Putin getting
what he wants and will do absolutely no good whatsoever
for any people or country.



Iow, it's just pablum fodder for the rightwing press to spin his way.

[Vinca]

34. He's reacting to his poll numbers. He needs the masses to love him.

[GoCubsGo]

35. Yup. Beat me to it.

This is more panic than any attempt to display empathy/sympathy.