Hi Mavs,

It's really hard to get to know the persona of someone
who always appears to be acting. He knows he's always
being observed. Of course by normal standards many of
us would consider his behaviour extreme. He's rude,
arrogant, and lacking in empathy. But is he a psychopath?

I don't know. I would say he's a low-life grub.

He once was asked what he considered "ideal company?"

Trump replied:

"A total piece of ass."

Trump replied:
Foxy,
At least he has some normal male traits ! With the Left one wouldn't know what one's up against !

Hi Foxy

As well as Trump being a true grub, I think he has earned the Psychopath description http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

"psychopathic personality is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, persistent antisocial behavior, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality."

[and the next part reflects the many charges against Trump] "assessments of psychopathic characteristics are widely used in criminal justice settings in some nations and may have important consequences for individuals."

"Signs and symptoms
Socially, psychopathy typically involves extensive callous and manipulative self-serving behaviors with no regard for others, and often is associated with repeated delinquency, crime.."

"Moral judgment
Psychopathy has been associated with amorality—an absence of, indifference towards, or disregard for moral beliefs."

"Management Clinical
Psychopathy has often been considered untreatable. Its unique characteristics makes it among the most refractory of personality disorders, a class of mental illnesses that are already traditionally considered difficult to treat. People with psychopathy are generally unmotivated to seek treatment for their condition, and can be uncooperative in therapy."

Yep. All the above is Trump. Falling way below Australian behavioural and legal standards.

Hi Mavs,

So in a nut shell....TRUMP is a nut job! He'll be the 47th NUT JOB of the UNITED STATES! I'll agree with that, he'll join a long list of nut jobs, starting with George 'Nut Job' Washington.

I'm not sure that I would really classify Trump as a
total "nut job." A malignant narcissist, yes.

Winning is everything in the US and Trump grew up
knowing its importance.

But, I guess I'll have to do some more research on Trump.

Hi Foxy

One of the difficulties of my study of Trump is that there is a fair overlap between his malignant nature of being a Narcissist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism#Pathological_levels_of_narcissism and Psychopath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy.

I'm unsure whether Narco Trump or Psycho Trump is more fitting?

On George Washington I take issue. Washington led the Army for years, giving him the option of forcibly taking over "Coup d'état aring" the US Government aka the Continental Congress. Some of his officers tried to persuade him to become Dictator or King to begin a Washington family Dynasty.

But he never did. He only only became president reluctantly as it was initially an unpromising position with no tradition.

He started a fine democratic tradition, which has sadly declined due to the likes of Nixon and, of course, Psycho Trump.