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'Narcissist' Trump proves he’s 'hearing the footsteps of the Grim Reaper': analyst

A President Building His Own ShrineThe source in briefThe reporting here is about Trump’s recent AI-generated self-mythology: images placing him beside John F. Kennedy, standing with George Washington, and recasting himself as a figure of historical destiny. It also notes reporting from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan that Trump is thinking about mortality in his final term, alongside public discussion of his visible health issues. The White House response was its usual sludge of insult and deflection.The real story is not vanityThis is not a quirky episode of presidential insecurity. It is…

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