Donald Trump likes to pretend he’s normally a nice guy, but people MAKE him say awful things about them. It’s a classic sign of an abuser.

After Michelle Obama, and then former president Barack Obama, took the stage at the DNC the other night, Trump had just another episode, of “see what you made me say?”

In fairness, their remarks, while true — maybe because they were so true — were pretty cutting. They referred mostly to things that are documented that Trump has said or done in his own speeches, with Michelle tormenting him a bit with her now-famous “Who’s gonna tell him” bit referring to his “black jobs” gaffe a while back.

“I want to know — I want to know — who’s going to tell him, who’s going to tell him, that the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those ‘Black jobs’?” she said.

Barack was up next with a jab about Trump’s obsession with crowd sizes, making a gesture with his hands widened, then shrinking together to indicate something very small (in length).

Stormy knows. pic.twitter.com/sJSkounnHG

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 21, 2024

The not-so-subtle double entendre even drew a remark from Trump’s former lover Stormy Daniels, who said Obama showed “grace and empathy” in his generous allowance for actual size.

Trump’s “I’m supposed to be nice” bluster was almost immediate.

Speaking to a crowd on Wednesday at the North Carolina Aviation Museum, Trump whined “I’m trying to be nice to these people. They were lousy presidents, and you know this one is coming. It’s the worst. They always say, ‘Sir, please stick to policy, don’t get personal.’ Yet they are getting personal all night long, these people. Do I still have to stick to policy?”

Of course, Trump has never stuck to policy. When push comes to shove, he just lets his supporters talk nasty about others and plays dumb, like he’s never heard such a thing. His fans constantly talk about Michelle being masculine or even possibly transgender, something they know isn’t true, but they just like to insult her.

After calling her “nasty” himself, Trump referred to those attacks. “I don’t know who would do that. I certainly wouldn’t say that,” Trump said. “No, no. But she is very nasty to me. I mean, look, they say, ‘Oh, don’t be personal. Talk about policy. I want to talk about policy…’ But people say, don’t get personal, but then they get personal.”

Honestly, I’m surprised that Trump hasn’t also gone after Bill Clinton, after THAT former president remarked about his age. Clinton noted that he just turned 78, making him younger than Trump is, despite the fact that his final term ended more than two decades ago.

In fact, I even observed that if Tim Walz served 8 years as VP, ran for president and served another 8 in the Oval Office, he’d still be younger when he retired than Trump is today. I wonder if Donald might come after me for pointing that out.

It could be that Trump is feigning outrage because he’s seen the latest polls. The newest Morning Consult numbers have him behind Kamala by four points nationally — outside the margin of error. And of course JD Vance is behind Tim Walz by a huge margin.

Add to that the fact that in critical swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan, Harris is up in some polls by double digits, and Trump has to be sweating right now about his chances against the Vice President come November.

It looks like he’ll do whatever he thinks it takes to bring her down, even if it’s making disgusting remarks himself, condoning them from his supporters, or whining when others do it about him.

The Obamas baited Trump, and it worked.

“Did you see Barack Hussein Obama last night? Take little shots. He was taking shots at your president, and so was Michelle. You know, they always say…#TrumpRally #DonaldTrump #Trump2024 #Trump pic.twitter.com/46XXQ0YZQI

— Dana Abercrombie (@sagesurge) August 21, 2024