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Trump’s catastrophic performance has as much to do with psychology as ideology
Source: New York Times
By Jennifer Senior, Opinion columnist Posted: April 5, 2020
Since the early days of the Trump administration, an impassioned group of mental health professionals have warned the public about the president’s cramped and disordered mind, a darkened attic of fluttering bats. Their assessments have been controversial. The American Psychiatric Association’s code of ethics expressly forbids its members from diagnosing a public figure from afar.
Enough is enough. As I’ve argued before, an in-person analysis of Donald J. Trump would not reveal any hidden depths — his internal sonar could barely fathom the bottom of a sink — and these are exceptional, urgent times. Back in October, George T. Conway III, the conservative lawyer and husband of Kellyanne, wrote a long, devastating essay for The Atlantic, noting that Trump has all the hallmarks of narcissistic personality disorder. That disorder was dangerous enough during times of prosperity, jeopardizing the moral and institutional foundations of our country.
But now we’re in the midst of a global pandemic. The president’s pathology is endangering not just institutions, but lives.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read the full story at the New York Times” color=”black” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F04%2F05%2Fopinion%2Ftrump-coronavirus.html%3FreferringSource%3DarticleShare|||”][vc_column_text]https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/opinion/trump-coronavirus.html
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