President Trump

Trump has low self esteem.  When he receives positive affirmations, he gets a short-lived boost in self esteem that quickly decreases without a constant flow of positive affirmations.

In order to boost Trump’s self esteem, a constant inflow of positive affirmations are required to maintain a higher level of self esteem.  Trump seeks out ways to find people who give him a constant flow of positive affirmations.  With Trump’s wealth and position, and using Twitter, he is buying a constant flow of positive affirmations from the people around them.

A President with low self esteem, is like “The Emperor’s New Clothes” story about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they say is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent.

The clothes represent an inflow of positive affirmations from the weavers.  The people around Trump are the weavers he is paying to give him a constant flow of positive affirmations.  If an adult or a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!”, then they are fired or removed from access to Trump.

Any criticism of Trump, or facts that don’t agree with his world view, are quickly suppressed or discredited or not heard by Trump.  He learned to tell stories in public that are positive affirmations that boost his own self esteem when his audience agrees. For Trump, false information, conspiracy theories and blatant lies become a constant flow of positive affirmations believed by Trump and his audience.