IS DONALD TRUMP A PSYCHOPATH?

[JEFF9K]

Yesterday I posted a version of this that was misunderstood. I STRONGLY DISAGREED with author Winifred Rule about her comments exonerating Donald Trump from charges that he is a psychopath and with her comments regarding a certain Democratic politician.

So here is my edited version:

I recently saw author Winifred Rule speak at the local library. She wrote a book, “Born To Destroy,” about her mother and sister who she said were both psychopaths. She claims to be an expert on the subject although the literature she passed out failed to mention even a college degree.

During the question-and-answer session, someone asked if Donald Trump is a psychopath. She said no, offering as “evidence” the argument that Trump has been involved in many businesses and that such people are bound to make some enemies.

She did say, however, that psychopathy is very common among politicians.

The test that Winifred Rule and others use to determine the degree to which a person is a psychopath is a checklist known as Dr. Robert D. Hare's PCL-R. It consists of twenty items.

Test takers are scored 0 or 1 or 2 for each item, depending on how well the item applies.

A score of at least twenty-five is a psychopath in Great Britain. In the United States the cutoff is thirty.

Here are the twenty items on a spreadsheet.

Does Trump qualify as a psychopath in America or Great Britain?


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[putitinD]

1. without a doubt!

[smirkymonkey]

2. I would say he meets most, if not all of those criteria.

With the exception of perhaps #19, Revocation of Conditional Release. If you read a description of each one of these items, it pretty much describes him to a tee.

[mopinko]

3. without his inherited wealth, he would probably have had that happen.

considering his close ties to many mobsters, i think he would have ended up in jail, at the very least. his money lets him have others do his dirty work.

[redstatebluegirl]

4. My Dad was one, and I would say yes.

I think that is one of the reasons I hate him to the level I do. He reminds me more than I like of my Dad who are family doctor called a psychopath
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[PatSeg]

5. Yep

I'd give him a 2 for most of those.

[Mountain Mule]

6. My mother was a narcissist

Trump reminds me of her so much it's spooky. Such people are beyond all rational thought and impervious to reason. Trump as full blown psychopath? Explains much if not all to me.

[PatSeg]

7. I've known quite a few people

like Trump throughout my life, but the one huge difference is they weren't wealthy or powerful. Without money, Trump would be the loser (probably spouse abuser too) at the end of the bar that everyone tries to avoid.

[Initech]

8. He's definitely a narcissitic sociopath.

As far as being a flat out psychopath - not entirely sure how he would fall into that category but I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

[nikibatts]

9. Beat me to it.