Trump, the unabashed war criminal

April 7, 2026

Jeffrey Sachs' article covers a lot of ground with its examination of the psychological motives to the actions of Trump and Netanyahu – and there is a vast quagmire to be covered.

Personally, I think that Trump is closer to Mussolini than to Hitler – his braggadocio, malignant narcissism, abuse of even the most basic of societal mores while claiming to uphold Holy principles, malignancy, mendacity, avid pursuit of revenge against both actual and imagined slights, utter amorality – channels Mussolini.

Netanyahu is evil. Nobody would consider Netanyahu as other than a high-functioning sociopath, leaching off virtue capital Israel might have once held. He is more than sufficiently intelligent to play Trump like a ‘Harp from Hell’ - (credit – The Penguin from Batman Returns..)

Netanyahu is a player on the world stage and a prime exponent of unchecked power. Trump, however, is so far removed from reality that it is over the event horizon beyond terrifying.

In one of Trump’s latest expositions, he said:  “You know what’s a war crime? Having a nuclear weapon”

He is evidently either: a) in denial that his ally Israel, is known to have nuclear weapon. Or b) doesn’t care.

I suggest: b)