Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, who worked in the White House under former President George W. Bush, said the Trump presidency is “unraveling.”
Gerson bashed President Trump in his latest column published Thursday. Bush’s top aide and director of presidential speech writing outlined a series of attacks against Trump and his policies from immigration and foreign policy to the president’s unpredictable rhetoric.
“The Trump presidency is not just unfolding, it is unraveling. All narcissists believe they are at the center of the universe,” Gerson wrote. “But what happens when a narcissist is actually placed at the center of the universe? The ‘chosen one’ happens.”
“Trump is not just arguing for an alternative set of policies; he is asserting an alternative version of reality, in which resistance to his will is disloyalty to the country,” Gerson said.
Gerson said Trump is surrounded by “flunkies” that only serve to regurgitate “his insanity.” The former Bush aide said Trump’s America First agenda is more about satisfying the president’s ego than helping the nation.
