Summary
Trump’s latest interview with Bret Baier on Fox News strongly suggests he is delusional, not just a liar.
He doubled down on election fraud conspiracies, baseless accusations against USAID, and his belief that tariffs alone can fund government spending. Trump also reaffirmed his desire to annex Canada and proposed a U.S.-controlled Gaza without Palestinian return.
His belief in these absurd ideas confirms a dangerous, self-delusional worldview that undermines stable governance, jeopardizes international cooperation, and endangers global stability.
The Gaza stuff is particularly troubling. I suspect he’s trying to provoke a terrorist incident in the US so that he can somehow set himself up as dictator for life. There’s of course no precedent or allowance for it in the law, but he’s been making it clear that neither of those things are going to stop him.