Going back to 2015, people who’ve lived with chronic abusers recognized [Trump’s] type — palpably, intuitively, from experience

My wife's mother is an abusive narcissist, so my wife had to learn how to placate her to try to keep the angry beatings to a minimum. She'd be a pro at playing to Trump's ego, as would anyone who's learned how to survive living with a narcissist with power over you.