Former GOP insider Steve Schmidt, who worked for prominent Republicans like former President George W. Bush and the late Sen. John McCain, has written a damning assessment of Donald Trump and the "shame" he has brought to America.
In a new Substack article, Schmidt claimed that the "crisis" facing America is based completely on Trump's character and psychology, which precludes him from ever being told "no" or that he is "wrong."
Schmidt claimed it's the same mentality that drew Trump to billionaire Elon Musk, because like recognizes like.
"They are predators, takers and extremists, who inflict misery based on whim because they feel entitled for no reason other than their disordered personalities and inability to feel emotion or empathy," Schmidt wrote of Trump and Musk. "Their mental illness is not only America’s burden. It is now a profound threat."
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Schmidt wrote that because Trump can never be wrong, "The American people will be told increasingly what is happening to their savings, security and pensions is someone’s fault — not Trump’s. Then they will be told it is their fault. It will never be Donald Trump’s fault. Ever."
Schmidt posited that, "The great sickness in America is that there were enough people in American politics, business, tech and media" who bought in to Trump's version of reality and enabled him to get away with virtually anything he wanted.
Schmidt warned that the trade war brought on by Trump's massive tariffs was inescapable because everything he does is "pushed as winning" and funneled from his press secretary to Rupert Murdoch's Fox News.
"Donald Trump promised prosperity. He will deliver penury," Schmidt wrote. "Donald Trump promised peace. He will bring war. Donald Trump said that he would make America great again. He has brought shame to America. He is everything I have ever said that he was. Things will get bad, and then they will get worse."