Projective Language Fuels Speech

I have, in earlier articles, argued for interpreting Trumpian language and thought through pathological critical analysis, focusing on the projective content. Last night's speech was no exception to the explanatory power of employing this rule. The phrase "a crisis of the heart, a crisis of the soul" is revealing, drawing attention through its dramatic appeal.

The "crisis" is internal to the administration, of course, which is notable for its soulless and heartless behavior. The self-loathing of Trump and Stephen Miller, the presumed author since Trump is functionally illiterate, is thereby revealed in the projection of bad intent onto innocent and powerless people seeking refuge from social instability caused by us.