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misanthrope

(9,236 posts)

3. There's a huge difference between 8 and 13

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:25 AM

Friday

An 8-year-old has only been in grammar school for a couple of years. A 13-year-old is pubescent.

For an 8-year-old to have done what Trump did was bad enough. For a 13-year-old to have done it, that would be outright alarming, a confirmation the kid already had some serious pathology that might necessitate close monitoring.

We know Trump didn't go to military school until 13. That means Fred tolerated his son's emerging psychopathy for five years after this incident before sending him away.