"Gravitas"--it tells you the depth of political thought at work here.

It's like trapped inside a Cormac McCarthy novel

Imagine my joy as a Federal employee.

K thanks. I had the collected journalism at one point and it was in there. Really good reading.

Thanks I've been looking for this passage for a bit, he also talks about how sometimes it seemed like a joke or non serious talk so people weren't sure if they should take it seriously or not, that's in the same text no?

Yeah if you want to understand that period read the book Wisconsin Death Trip

Hwæt.

Yes I can hardly wait to join in the Metropolis-esque line of gray workers trudging into the factories of tomorrow!

Given that he cannot run another term, and doesnt give a shit about anyone else on earth, there are only two possible conclusions, not mutually exclusive:
1. Trump has figured out a way to make big money off the destruction and chaos.
2. Trump and everyone around him is clinically insane.

I'm at VCL, pm me if needed.