Trump's 'increasing distance from reality' could be behind his latest 'desperate' comments: analyst

In an attempt to try to understand exactly why Donald Trump took the radical step to suggest "terminating" the Constitution because he feels the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, CNN's Stephen Collinson suggested the former president is so deep in his desperation to remain center stage that he has lost touch with reality. Suggesting that controversial comments "reflect desperation on the part of the former president to whip up controversy and fury among his core supporters in order to inject some energy into a so-far lackluster 2024 White House bid," he added, "And while it is far too early to write off his chances in the 2024 GOP nominating contest, Trump’s behavior since announcing his third presidential bid also suggests his never-ending quest to shock and to fire up his base now means going so far right he ends up on the extremist fringe and almost in self-parody." RELATED: Trump finally committed 'political suicide' with his latest 'stupid' comments: conservative "Trump’s doubling down on authoritarianism also follows a moment when much of the country, at least in crucial swing states, rejected his 2020 election denialism and anti-democratic chaos candidates he picked for the midterms – with a final test on Tuesday in Georgia’s Senate runoff," the CNN political analyst wrote. And even in the wilder reaches of the GOP, which Trump has dominated since 2015, a call to simply trash the Constitution might seem a stretch – and reflect the former president’s increasing distance from reality."