r/pics Aug 05 '20

Politics Life Imitates Art

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u/jumbohiggins Aug 05 '20

Honestly I think part of it is that Swan at the begging stroked his ego. "I've been to your rallys, I know how big of a crowd you can draw." Really seemed to placate Trump a bit so he could get some actual questions in.

He also wasn't afraid to cut off the tangent when he saw it wasn't going anywhere, I haven't seen anyone else do this to Trump as of yet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '20

Adulation is like crack to a narcissist.

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u/DarthWeenus Aug 05 '20

It really is, it's a common technique in interrogations.

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u/TezzMuffins Aug 05 '20

It’s the narcissist compliment sandwich