Day: July 2, 2018

From our opinion team:

In Episode Two of “Trump Bites” above, Trump loves washing his hands — of germs, responsibility and his critics. Does his primal fear of germs have anything to do with his exaggerated fear of certain foreign bodies?

Trump Bites is a series of three short video cartoons that combine real Donald Trump audio clips with hand-drawn fantasy animations by Mr. Plympton. The video cartoons riff on Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.

From our opinion team:

In Episode One of “Trump Bites,” Mr. Trump’s not-so-secret admiration for President Vladimir Putin of Russia plays out in a teenager’s bedroom, where the fantasies of this forbidden romance come to life.

“Trump Bites” is a series of three short video cartoons that combine real Donald Trump audio clips with hand-drawn fantasy animations by Mr. Plympton. The video cartoons riff on Mr. Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.

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From our opinion team:

In Episode Three of “Trump Bites,” the president humble-brags about the “bigness” of the Oval Office, relishing his own importance. But his small-mindedness and incompetence grow more evident with every boast.

“Trump Bites” is a series of three short video cartoons that combine real Donald Trump audio clips with hand-drawn fantasy animations by Mr. Plympton. The video cartoons riff on Mr. Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.