'Broke his brain': Former aide says Trump never recovered from 2020 trouncing

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 15, 2026 · 4m

Trump’s Delusion Is Not the Story. His Power Is.The Useful DiagnosisSarah Matthews, Trump’s former press secretary, told MS NOW that he remains fixated on the lie that he won in 2020, that advisers told him he lost, and that he surrounded himself with people who told him what he wanted to hear. She framed his obsession as a broken ego, a man unable to accept defeat, now dragging Republicans back into the wreckage of January 6 and the election lie as the 2026 midterms approach.That explanation is emotionally satisfying because it makes the problem sound psychological. It is also too small…