Afrasianet - An article by Maureen Daoud in the New York Times paints a grim and shocking picture of what she describes as the "Obama complex" that she said controls the mind and behavior of US President Donald Trump, considering that his recent actions have reached a new level of moral and political vulgarity unprecedented in the history of the presidency.
Daoud begins by commenting on what she sees as a "pathological obsession" from Trump with his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, an obsession that was clearly manifested in Trump's re-posting of a racist video on his platform "Truth Social", which depicts Obama and his wife, Michelle, in a degrading and degrading manner.
This is not just a passing slip, but a deliberate extension of a long history of questioning Obama's legitimacy and a deliberate use of "white supremacy" rhetoric aimed at appealing to the radical bases of the "far" right, reinforcing the country's racial and social polarization.
Daoud sharply criticized the White House's reaction to the incident, which tried to dismiss the incident as "fake," stressing that the American public is genuinely concerned to see its president plunged into a "bubble of hatred and resentment," rather than focusing on issues of good governance.
This shocking behavior has caused a rift even within the Republican camp, where leaders such as Senator Tim Scott and Senator Katie Brett have found no escape from publicly condemning these posts, considering them a blatant departure from national values and an attempt to tarnish American identity, especially as a politically risky election approaches.
In the context of her psychoanalysis, Daoud stops at a moment she called "Dostoevsky" that Trump experienced during the "National Iftar of Prayer" ceremony, when he publicly admitted that his inflated "Anna" was the real driver of his rejection of the results of the 2020 election.
Maureen Dodd: Trump'
s action is not just a passing slip, but a deliberate extension of a long history of questioning Obama's legitimacy and deliberate use of "white supremacy" rhetoric
America is dependent on his arrogance
This admission, according to Daoud's analysis, undermines all legal claims about the "integrity of the vote," and reveals that the entire American nation has been held hostage to the service of an invincible personal vanity.
The author adds a satirical and bitter glimpse of Trump's behavior even in religious settings, as he shows a defiance of traditional prayer rituals, preferring to turn every occasion – no matter how sacred – into a platform for self-glorification and focus on his own narrow interests.
The article also shines a bright light on the "naming obsession" that haunts Trump, as he seeks to snatch a false immortality by writing his name on vital facilities in the United States.
Political blackmail
Daoud reveals what she described as "political blackmail" and the Trump administration's practice of tying the release of massive funding for infrastructure projects to the renaming of airports and international train stations after Trump.
Trump's compulsive tendency to impose his brand everywhere, just as he did in his troubled New York properties, reflects a deep insecurity and a desperate desire to compensate for the erosion of his political standing by imposing his visual presence on the body of the state.
A Comprehensive Moral Collapse of the Elite
In conclusion, Daoud links Trump's escape from questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein to what she describes as the all-encompassing moral collapse of the American elite.
The Epstein files are described as "a rock that has suddenly risen to reveal worms writhing in the dark," in which prominent names of intellectuals and politicians have been implicated in protecting the criminal rather than supporting the victims.
Dodd concludes her article with a scathing critique of the tech tycoons who have gone from "savior young geniuses" to captives of their whims and midlife crises, making the entire global community pay the price of making its future dependent on psychological and moral crises that plague those who hold the reins of digital and political power today.
Source: The New York Times
