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Irish_Dem

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34. Yes this is very much a typical narcissist's ploy.

Reply to Johonny (Reply #28)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:55 AM

Jan 10

If an interaction is not going the way they want, they pretend not to hear anyone else
and start changing the subject. Even jumping around like Trump did, pointing to other things.

It is quite childlike and manipulative.

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Given how badly the meeting went Johonny Jan 10 #28

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