Earlier I said he has NPD, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, what other rational proof is required just look at the guy. My opinion of why I think this is because he has most of the symptoms/criteria that comes with it. Also based on personal experience in being in a relationship with one. It is really difficult to diagnose as most see no problems with their behavior, ie thinking they are always right, constantly lying, cheating on spouse/significant other, never apologizing, dude come on he is a freakin burden to society and needs banned from society. 2 things in life I hope to God nobody has to experience in life is 1. Addiction to drugs/alcohol, 2. Being involved with a narcissist, evil, horrible creatures worse than a psychopath
Interesting take, Joanna.
Im taking it we're going by the book, The DSM-5, for clarity of NPD.
Overall, Let me counter with this thought since you seem to be the only one replying who hasn't sacrificed his/her soul and God given ability to think rationaly, or beholdened to political dogma and what looks to be sophmoric propaganda of the OP.
Have you considered the way Trump acts, least publicly, is due in part of him being an eccentric billionaire businessman and he just might be guilty of being a little over-the-top with his political showmanship from being a TV personality for 13(?) years, plus appearing in almost 2 dozen movies? These two attributes alone could explain away the way he behaves, are you sure your not projecting your past experiences with someone with NPD onto him? Confusing theatrics for personality disorders?
Have you observed Trump within a private , casual non-political setting, perferrably with the camera's off? Anybody? If not, I think it would be a little premature, if not outright dangerous to extrapolate Trumps on screen personna that he shows us and make broad generalizations of his so called "disorders" without taking in all the known factors, some which we are not privy to. This is why Dr's are not allowed to make diagnosis without in-person patient exams- usually over an extended time.
This is Trumps first time in politics, ever, and he landed what some people would consider one the most high pressure jobs on the planet. This isn't some Jr varsity seat in the House of Representatives. Personally, I think he has handled the situation very well all things considered, even if I do think he is only a mediocre President at best.