Loyalty/Betrayal – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

Figuring Out Tariffs Is Crazy-Making

Aug 7, 2025

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There seems to be huge confusion and disagreement about exactly which country pays tariffs – Donald Trump insists the exporting country will be paying these taxes and repspected economists argue the importing country always pays the fees, which means the customer will likely be paying more for the product.

I’m Honestly Very Scared

Jan 31, 2025

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Donald Trump’s misinterpretations, exaggerations and even lies are scary but I find his cullt-like influence on his impressionable followers the most frightening! Too often it leads to viciious attempts to attempts to silence those who disagree with their MAGA view of the world.

Wearing Victimhood As a Badge of Honor

Mar 31, 2023

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Donald Trump is talented at using his own painful feelings of victimhood to bond with the public. When we feel inadequate we might puff ourselves up to bully size. He learned how to be an expert bulliy from being bullied by his father .

Trumpism/Cultism/Populism Revisited

Jul 31, 2022

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Trumpism is linked to Cult-like behavior. Here are striking similarities of traits of known cult leaders to Donald J. Trump and Trumpism.

Disloyalty, Betrayal and Secrets, Too

Jun 30, 2021

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Elayne Savage, PhD

The news is full of stories of Loyalty, Disloyalty, Betrayal and Secrets. Look under these accusations to find High Suspicion, Fear, Psychological Projection, and Taking things personally.

Predatory Behavior, Bullying, Screaming and Smashing – Oh My

Apr 30, 2021

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Accusations of imbalance and misuse of Power and Authority by producer Scott Rudin who bullied and berated staff by out-of-control acts and Phillip Roth’s biographer Blake Bailey whose ex-students are reporting sexually predatory behavior back in 8th grade.

#DiaperDon is Back…So Who Will Clean Up Trump’s Big Mess?

Nov 29, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

#DiaperDon says it all: Immature, Vindictive, Accusatory and Retaliatory behavior if disloyalty is suspected. And the mess our President is leaving for President-elect Biden grows bigger every day!

Making Someone Bad and Wrong

Jul 31, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Why are there so many instances of making people ‘Bad and Wrong’ lately: finger-pointing, discrediting, blaming and shaming? Could it be caused by psychological projection – accusing others of one’s own unacceptable thoughts and behaviors?

Loyalty and Betrayal and the Generational Family ‘Ledger’

Feb 29, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

When some of us seem super-sensitive to loyalty and betrayal situations, it may be because the is an “invisible loyalties’ ledger of justice and injustice, fairness and unfairness, trustworthiness and untrustworthiness and loyalty and betrayal passed down through the generations in our family .

Gangsta-Speak From the White House

Jan 27, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Seems to be an onslaught of Gangster-talk that sounds like threats to personal security. And it’s coming out of the White House. Terms like “get rid of her” and “take her out” are repeatedly uttered by President Trump on the recently released dinner party tape. I can’t help but recognize these phrases as Mob-talk for…

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