An observation related to the original question. I have had exposure to a lot of business scammers and their unfortunate victims. The scammers are usually narcissists to some degree but have a trait shared by many successful businesspeople: they see the society/commerce as a game with winners & losers and money as the way to keep score. When someone loses their home or can't feed their kids, it's really nothing personal. The scammers would expect them to get back up and stick it to someone else, cuz that's how things work.

Trump & his ilk aren't delusional. They just think they're playing Monopoly and they're not getting stuck with Baltic Ave.