By now, at least if you watch MSNBC, you’ve seen the John Dickerson interview with Trump. Watch it again:
Look at how Trump averts his eyes with Dickerson.
Observe Trump’s body language.
Of course Trump’s minions no doubt would have sent the persistent fake news reporter to the guillotine.
What we saw is the tip of the narcissistic rage we know is alway under the surface in this off the curve abnormal personality… the chapter that wasn’t in my 1960’s undergraduate textbook probably because the writers thought such a disorder could only exist in fiction.. We need a Walter Cronkite to come out and say
Here’s what Dr. John Gartner has to say about Trump’s malignant narcissism:
"Donald Trump is dangerously mentally ill and temperamentally incapable of being president," says Gartner, author of "In Search of Bill Clinton: A Psychological Biography." Trump, Gartner says, has "malignant narcissism," which is different from narcissistic personality disorder and which is incurable.
Gartner acknowledges that he has not personally examined Trump, but says it's obvious from Trump's behavior that he meets the diagnostic criteria for the disorder, which include anti-social behavior, sadism, aggressiveness, paranoia and grandiosity. Trump's personality disorder (which includes hypomania) is also displayed through a lack of impulse control and empathy, and "a feeling that people ... don't recognize their greatness.
If you’re one of the seven Daily Kos readers who haven’t been keeping up with what mental health professionals are saying about why Trump is unfit, and dangerous, to hold the office of president, read this.