Claire McCaskill: Trump ‘Is So Incredibly Self-Centered,’ ‘Massively Insecure’

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) took some digs at President Donald Trump.

She called the president “self-centered” and “insecure” while discussing potential Democratic challengers in the 2020 presidential election.

McCaskill said, “I think the one that inspires that he or she can unite this country is going to be the candidate the Democrats fall behind. It might even be one of the candidates who are traditionally thought of as more left. This is a bunch of candidates and a bunch of skilled people and a bunch of good leaders here. We got Donald Trump waiting to unite us. That’s a big uniting force. I think whoever survives this process is going to be inspirational and appeal across the spectrum.”

She continued, “We have a guy in the Oval Office who never listens to anything but himself in the mirror. He’s so incredibly self-centered. It is always about him. It’s never about this great country and the people that are in it. So I think any candidate who comes out of the gate saying ‘I’m all about listening and figuring out a way to put it together,’ and if it’s authentic and we’ll figure that out as time goes on.”

She added, “I think if you’re in a debate with Donald Trump and he’s going after you, then you’re going to have to show toughness because the president of the United States needs to be tough. I think this current president is massively insecure. I think he’s constantly trying to reassure himself because who’s not sure.”

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