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To the editor:

The staged spectacle by President Trump of having members of his Cabinet praise his virtues while he engages them, the press, the public and, most of all, himself with hyperbolic statements should frighten all Americans regardless of party affiliation.  This would all make sense and be par for the  course in an authoritarian regime, not a democracy. 

President Trump's character flaws are not subtle.  A man whose self-esteem is so fragile that he needs a faux group therapy session to bolster his sense of self is not a person who should be President.  When such fragility requires the creation of an alternative reality we are all less safe.  How is he to effectively deal with the real threats facing this country when his first order of business - the pressing threat - is to his self-esteem? 

We may benefit from the comic relief offered by late night television that will no doubt have a field day with this material.  On the other hand, our elected officials, including Senator Schumer who parodied the meeting, should take seriously the threats presented by having such a psychologically fragile man in such a powerful position.

Respectfully submitted,

Larry S. Sandberg