'This is not a reality show -- it is our country. While we are becoming a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, we run the risk of amusing ourselves to death in the process,' writes JohnAvlon for CNNOpinion
John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
There are countries that have endured unhinged leaders before. I'm thinking of Britain during the reign of King George the III, whose years of delusion were depicted in the 1994 film"The Madness of King George." Our current civic stress test in the United States is coming courtesy of a President whose narcissistic impulses seem to be getting worse. One recent day crystallized those concerns.
Imagine any other president in our history looking toward the sky and proclaiming himself"the chosen one." That came hours after President Donald Trump retweeted conspiracy theorist Wayne Allyn Root, who stated"the Jewish people in Israel love him ... like he's the King of Israel. They love him like he is the second coming of God... .
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