Trump’s severe mental impairments are now unleashing global catastrophes

[Articulate_and_Analytical]

As predicted by leading mental health professionals several years ago, Donald Trump’s emotional and psychological collapse continues unabated. In his third year in office, the president has demonstrated through his public and private behavior that he is mentally unwell. The pressures of the impeachment process have only worsened Trump’s condition. There will be no bottom. Trump’s mental decompensation and associated downward spiral will only get worse. This is both a national and global crisis.

The newest low point in Donald Trump’s behavior arrived last Friday when he ordered the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The Trump administration claims that Soleimani was planning imminent attacks against the United States and therefore that killing him was an urgent necessity. Trump’s followers, most notably Vice President Mike Pence, have falsely tried to claim that Iran poses a dire threat to the U.S. and was somehow involved in the 9/11 attacks.
These pretexts are either verifiably untrue or implausible. Donald Trump apparently ordered the assassination of Soleimani — and the escalation to a de facto state of war between Iran and the U.S. — because he was afraid of looking “weak”.

The assassination of Soleimani is also a distraction from Trump’s impeachment and the ongoing torrent of incriminating information about the Ukraine scandal.

Trump continues to behave in a manner that would previously have been considered impossible for an American president. Over the course of several days, he has publicly threatened to commit war crimes by destroying Iranian cultural sites. Trump has also — via Twitter, as usual — threatened to attack Iran with “disproportionate force.” As a practical matter, he is threatening to order intentional large-scale attacks on civilian populations. That too would be a war crime.

These pretexts are either verifiably untrue or implausible. Donald Trump apparently ordered the assassination of Soleimani — and the escalation to a de facto state of war between Iran and the U.S. — because he was afraid of looking “weak”.

The assassination of Soleimani is also a distraction from Trump’s impeachment and the ongoing torrent of incriminating information about the Ukraine scandal.

Trump continues to behave in a manner that would previously have been considered impossible for an American president. Over the course of several days, he has publicly threatened to commit war crimes by destroying Iranian cultural sites. Trump has also — via Twitter, as usual — threatened to attack Iran with “disproportionate force.” As a practical matter, he is threatening to order intentional large-scale attacks on civilian populations. That too would be a war crime.

Iran has retaliated for the killing of Soleimani by launching ballistic missiles at two airbases in Iraq where U.S. troops are stationed. At this writing, the number of American and Iraqi casualties, if any, is not known. The Iranians also issued a series of statements on Tuesday evening including one suggesting that they are willing to de-escalate and the missile attacks were a one-off response.

After Iran’s attack, Trump made the following announcement on Twitter:

"All is well! Missiles launched from Iran at two military bases located in Iraq. Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now. So far, so good! We have the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere in the world, by far! I will be making a statement tomorrow morning."

Trump has again shown that he lacks the maturity, temperament and intelligence, as well as the emotional and mental stability to lead the United States in a time of crisis.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/tr...unleashing-global-catastrophes-psychiatrists/

 

[Articulate_and_Analytical]

Dr. John Gartner, co-founder of the Duty to Warn PAC and co-editor of “Rocket Man: Nuclear Madness and the Mind of Donald Trump”

So this is where we are. America, once the good guy, may drag the world into war, maybe even world war, to quell the anxiety and rage of our mad king.

In February 2018, at a conference chaired by Tom Steyer at the National Press Club about President Trump’s psychological fitness to serve as commander in chief, a panel of mental health professionals (including myself) warned that under the stress of investigations into his misconduct, it was probable that Trump would make an impulsive catastrophic error on the world stage that could lead to war. That moment has arrived with the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.


Why did we see it as almost inevitable?

As a malignant narcissist, when threatened, Trump must reassert his dominance over the world at all costs. And to a sadistic psychopath (one component of malignant narcissism), the collateral damage is not a cost but a bonus. As I said in 2018:

He has no empathy or concern for anybody but himself and so he will not care about the destruction that it will cause other people. In fact, because of his sadism, there’s a part of him that perversely seems to revel in causing chaos and destruction and making us all frightened all the time, but even more importantly, it will be irresistible for him because it will transform him from feeling like a hunted victim of this witch hunt to feeling like an omnipotently destructive victor.

It’s not just a political “wag the dog” scenario but a psychological one, meant to reverse his narcissistic panic in response to a fear of looking weak, exposed, damaged and disgraced by turning the tables, so he now seems newly powerful and frightening. In Donald Trump’s paranoia, he believes he is being persecuted by bad people, so killing some other bad people makes him feel better. And really isn’t that all that counts?

 

[Articulate_and_Analytical]

Dr. David Reiss, psychiatrist, expert in mental fitness evaluations and contributor to “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump”

I and a significant number of other experienced mental health professionals have written at length (for over two years) addressing the fact that Trump’s public behaviors are fully consistent with the presence of a severe personality disorder (malignant narcissism). Others have speculated regarding Trump’s cognitive state and possible deterioration, which requires formal neurological and neuro-psychological testing to determine if there is an applicable diagnosis.

However, at the current time, psychiatric and neurological diagnoses are irrelevant. The urgent issue is that we have a POTUS whose impaired decision-making, judgment and ethics have put our nation in grave danger — including, most recently, tweeting public threats to commit war crimes.

We have seen a consistent pattern of Trump beginning with a statement (or tweet) regarding his perception of a situation (a perception often inconsistent with verifiable facts) after which he proceeds to proposing and/or implementing a “necessary” course of action — yet there is no explication of any fact-based, logical analysis or thought processes that led from point A to point B. Trump does not appear to seek advice from “advisers” but only information regarding available reactive options, then unilaterally (ignoring the advice of experts) choosing a response without any indication of understanding, consideration or care regarding legality, ethics or consequences.



The irrationality of Trump’s immature, ego-driven and severely sadistic manner of impulsively choosing courses of action is an existential threat to our democracy, our Constitution, our country and our national security.

 

[Articulate_and_Analytical]

Dr. Lance Dodes, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry (retired), Harvard Medical School, currently training and supervising analyst emeritus at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He is also a contributor to “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump”

Assassinating the Iranian general is the Reichstag incident many of us have predicted Trump would create when under pressure. Like Hitler and other dictators, he needs to create the conditions for a war — in this case via a reprisal attack on the country — to rally his base and try to use support for an attacked America as a reason to support him personally.

Psychologically, the important point is that this act demonstrates, once again, that Donald Trump’s single goal is to benefit himself and his hold on power, regardless of the disastrous risks to follow for many Americans and other. Trump has no conscience about those other people. Indeed, if Trump does not succeed in causing a war this time, in the case of Iran, it is highly likely that he will try again before the 2020 election.

Those Republicans who have supported him up to this point are now faced with the moral imperative to remove him from office because of the fatal risks to America and the world that Donald Trump now presents because of his predicted incapacity to function safely under stress.

 

[Articulate_and_Analytical]

Dr. Steven Buser, former U.S. Air Force psychiatrist who was tasked with conducting fitness for duty evaluations for airmen, especially those responsible for nuclear weapons.

For four years now, my colleagues and I have been warning anyone who will listen that Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the United States and indeed the world. His bizarre and reckless behaviors have been so numerous it is difficult to know where to begin anymore. He has shown unmistakable evidence of severe narcissism, sociopathy, hypomania and possibly even early cognitive decline. His decision to assassinate Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani is an even more egregious example of recklessness and a bizarre thought process.

There appears to be little to no thoughtful consideration of consequences, planning or reasonable consultation with Congress or world leaders. Unfortunately, most of us have become habituated to Trump’s constant barrage of impulsive and aggressive attacks towards others. They happen so frequently that we barely notice them anymore. While his bullying on Twitter can appear comical at times, an impulsive assassination of an Iranian leader has escalated his impulsivity to an entirely new level.

What is deeply unsettling about this impulsive attack against Iran is how serious the implications could be. There is a real chance that Trump is unleashing a massive attack/revenge/counterattack sequence that could end in a catastrophic conventional or nuclear exchange. I understand that many Americans would rather keep their heads in the sand rather than acknowledge the grave situation in which President Trump has again put us, yet it is now more crucial than ever that we stand up to this bully before he inflicts catastrophic damage.

 

[Articulate_and_Analytical]

Dr. Justin Frank, former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center, and author of “Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President.”

At this point in our impending crisis with Iran, it’s again essential to illuminate the president’s character structure. Trump is dominated by fear. He is also dominated by paranoid anxiety about being convicted in the U.S. Senate for the high crimes and misdemeanors that led to his impeachment. Fear, more than anything, is “the thrust behind the knife, the fist, the blow to the head.” Fear of being found out to be lacking or small also plays a part in Trump’s lying. Thus he is driven by a need to recreate the feeling of infantile omnipotence. He tries desperately to get others to believe him, so they can share his feeling of being all-powerful.

But with impeachment, Trump no longer lies to impress others or even to assert himself. His lies about the reasons behind the assassination to distract us from his impending Senate trial: Trump lies now to survive.

My second point is that Trump the builder is at heart Trump the destroyer. His loyalty to America is limited. Just ask Putin! His loyalty to the Constitution doesn’t exist; he has already been impeached. He has tweeted that he was giving notice to Congress that if Iran retaliates, the U.S. will strike back “perhaps in a disproportionate manner.” He doesn’t ask Congress; he gives notice to a weak handmaiden. With one tweet, Trump swept away any remnant of the separation of powers.

 

[allison22]

Trump is a mess. He seems to be utterly disconnected from reality. Earlier this week he was at one of his rallies and he claimed that he negotiated a peace treaty between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Actually the peace was negotiated by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Trump had nothing to do with the negotiations.

In 2018 Trump loudly bragged about the F-52 fighter jets he sold to Norway. The F-52 is a fictional jet that only exists in the "Call of Duty" video game.

That same year, Trump claimed that the Canadians burnt down the White House. Of course, Canada did not burn down the White House. That was the British who did that back during the War of 1812.

Trump has loudly and repeatedly refused to accept facts, while insisting that demonstrable lies must be true. I'm not psychiatrist, but Trump's refusal to accept reality has got to be some form of mental illness.

 

[Desiremakesmeweak]

Trump is a mess. He seems to be utterly disconnected from reality. Earlier this week he was at one of his rallies and he claimed that he negotiated a peace treaty between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Actually the peace was negotiated by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Trump had nothing to do with the negotiations.

In 2018 Trump loudly bragged about the F-52 fighter jets he sold to Norway. The F-52 is a fictional jet that only exists in the "Call of Duty" video game.

That same year, Trump claimed that the Canadians burnt down the White House. Of course, Canada did not burn down the White House. That was the British who did that back during the War of 1812.

Trump has loudly and repeatedly refused to accept facts, while insisting that demonstrable lies must be true. I'm not psychiatrist, but Trump's refusal to accept reality has got to be some form of mental illness.

No you don't understand, Allison. He DID sell 'F-52's.' That's the point. Duh.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Great news! It is 2020 Trump is still your president!

 

[jp55665566]

Better News: Trump wins reelection with 100,000,000 votes !

 

[Leather_Lesbian]

Trump is a mess. He seems to be utterly disconnected from reality. Earlier this week he was at one of his rallies and he claimed that he negotiated a peace treaty between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Actually the peace was negotiated by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Trump had nothing to do with the negotiations.

In 2018 Trump loudly bragged about the F-52 fighter jets he sold to Norway. The F-52 is a fictional jet that only exists in the "Call of Duty" video game.

That same year, Trump claimed that the Canadians burnt down the White House. Of course, Canada did not burn down the White House. That was the British who did that back during the War of 1812.

When asked who he talks to about foreign policy, Trump replied that he talks to himself because he has a good brain and he's said a lot of things!.

At his mental competency hearing, Trump's lawyer is going to bring this up as evidence that Trump is mentally incompetent and unable to assist in his own defense in any criminal proceedings.

 

[magicalmoments]

Trump remains popular with the dumb arse base support for one fundamental reason.
It has nothing to do do with his "management" of the economy.
It has everything to do with his entertainment value at his interminable rallies. He does a great stand up routine at these. He swears and uses profanities, no other president has ever done this in public, a few goddamns and bullshits and his fans are getting stiffies, the men that is, and the women are getting moist. Not only that but he mocks those who oppose him, uses personalised gratuitous insults and impersonates them. And to top it off he blames all the faults of the country on illegal immigrants, the fans like hearing that it's not their own fault that their lives are shitty, it's all because of these goddamned Mexicans. Side issues like insulting other world leaders and "punishing" them for taking advantage of America all adds to the mix.
Its all very interesting and entertaining to watch from afar, I look forward to another 5 years of the best reality TV show in the world.

 

[jp55665566]

Trump remains popular with the dumb arse base support for one fundamental reason.
It has nothing to do do with his "management" of the economy.
It has everything to do with his entertainment value at his interminable rallies. He does a great stand up routine at these. He swears and uses profanities, no other president has ever done this in public, a few goddamns and bullshits and his fans are getting stiffies, the men that is, and the women are getting moist. Not only that but he mocks those who oppose him, uses personalised gratuitous insults and impersonates them. And to top it off he blames all the faults of the country on illegal immigrants, the fans like hearing that it's not their own fault that their lives are shitty, it's all because of these goddamned Mexicans. Side issues like insulting other world leaders and "punishing" them for taking advantage of America all adds to the mix.
Its all very interesting and entertaining to watch from afar, I look forward to another 5 years of the best reality TV show in the world.

Cool. 100,000,000 to 1 TRUMP 2020 Maybe this time Democrats will start working together with the rest of Congress, instead of being so contrary?

 

[YDB95]

Cool. 100,000,000 to 1 TRUMP 2020 Maybe this time Democrats will start working together with the rest of Congress, instead of being so contrary?

The same Democrats who passed nearly 400 bills through the House last year, over 80% of which McConnell has refused to act on?

 

[BotanyBoy]

The same Democrats who passed nearly 400 bills through the House last year, over 80% of which McConnell has refused to act on?

Notice he said work with the rest of congress....not stand in the corner screeching autistically to shit can civil rights, private property and redistribute all that wealth.


400....LOL holy fucking shit that's nuts, someone get Cocaine Mitch an 8 ball and a medal for keeping the (D)eez temper tantrum in check.

 

[icanhelp1]

Trump is a mess. He seems to be utterly disconnected from reality. Earlier this week he was at one of his rallies and he claimed that he negotiated a peace treaty between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Actually the peace was negotiated by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Trump had nothing to do with the negotiations.

In 2018 Trump loudly bragged about the F-52 fighter jets he sold to Norway. The F-52 is a fictional jet that only exists in the "Call of Duty" video game.

That same year, Trump claimed that the Canadians burnt down the White House. Of course, Canada did not burn down the White House. That was the British who did that back during the War of 1812.

Trump has loudly and repeatedly refused to accept facts, while insisting that demonstrable lies must be true. I'm not psychiatrist, but Trump's refusal to accept reality has got to be some form of mental illness.

Just like your cult leader Obama claimed that there were 57 states in the United States. We sold ( 52 ) J-35/F-35 fighters. God forbid a reading error.

 

[icanhelp1]

Trump remains popular with the dumb arse base support for one fundamental reason.
It has nothing to do do with his "management" of the economy.
It has everything to do with his entertainment value at his interminable rallies. He does a great stand up routine at these. He swears and uses profanities, no other president has ever done this in public, a few goddamns and bullshits and his fans are getting stiffies, the men that is, and the women are getting moist. Not only that but he mocks those who oppose him, uses personalised gratuitous insults and impersonates them. And to top it off he blames all the faults of the country on illegal immigrants, the fans like hearing that it's not their own fault that their lives are shitty, it's all because of these goddamned Mexicans. Side issues like insulting other world leaders and "punishing" them for taking advantage of America all adds to the mix.
Its all very interesting and entertaining to watch from afar, I look forward to another 5 years of the best reality TV show in the world.

He broke away from the phony elites, bullshit spewing progressive Dems and identifies with middle America, something the Dems don't do or can't do. You see, the phonies are the Warren's and Biden's of the world. The past 50 years when Dems are in power they promise the world and deliver crap and the american people see through it. Trump is pretty savvy with the economy. Just so you know, the first five years off the Obama regime he took every chance he could to insult GWB, Nancy does it too, but that's OK its the elites dems. TDS is getting the best of you again, you need to get back on your MEDS!

 

[YDB95]

Just like your cult leader Obama claimed that there were 57 states in the United States. We sold ( 52 ) J-35/F-35 fighters. God forbid a reading error.

There's a difference between one slip of the tongue and not even being able to tell fact from video games.

 

[icanhelp1]

Notice he said work with the rest of congress....not stand in the corner screeching autistically to shit can civil rights, private property and redistribute all that wealth.


400....LOL holy fucking shit that's nuts, someone get Cocaine Mitch an 8 ball and a medal for keeping the (D)eez temper tantrum in check.

The Dems are infamous for using their majority to pass shit they know won't pass the Senate and brag they pass legislation. Fucking hypocrites. They wonder why their progressive budget draining bills don't pass and they do it knowingly so they can deceive the american people into believing their working for the american people. Nothing but pure politics.

 

[icanhelp1]

There's a difference between one slip of the tongue and not even being able to tell fact from video games.

A PRESIDENT THAT DOESN'T KNOW HOW MANY STATES THERE ARE!!

 

[jp55665566]

There's a difference between one slip of the tongue and not even being able to tell fact from video games.

The only real difference is your rabid, infectious hatred of the elected PRESIDENT.

 

[YDB95]

The Dems are infamous for using their majority to pass shit they know won't pass the Senate and brag they pass legislation. Fucking hypocrites.

So now it's somehow the House's fault that McConnell won't even bring anything to a vote? Guess again. It's against House rules to impel the Senate to do anything.

They wonder why their progressive budget draining bills don't pass and they do it knowingly so they can deceive the american people into believing their working for the american people. Nothing but pure politics.

Funny you should bring that up today, when the news has just come out that the deficit has hit $1 trillion. (Not the debt, the deficit.) This can be traced directly to Trump's first budget, in keeping with the long and consistent history of the deficit going up under Republican presidents and down under Democratic ones. No amount of whining from you will change that.

A PRESIDENT THAT DOESN'T KNOW HOW MANY STATES THERE ARE!!

He very clearly meant to say "47". It happens. And that was eight years ago. You rarely need to wait eight minutes for Trump to say something demonstrably ridiculous.

 

[SecretSapphic]

Donald Trump has shown time and time again that he is unfit for the job of president, and many of his actions have appeared downright insane. Constant lying, being wildly out of touch with reality, and sending top officials chasing conspiracy theories are things we cannot tolerate from someone with his finger on the nuclear button.

There are other government jobs where you're required to get a full and thorough mental exam by medical professionals to determine if you're fit to serve. I strongly believe that the person in charge of America's nuclear arsenal, America's military, America's foreign policy and our national security should have to undergo a thorough mental exam as well.

 

[SecretSapphic]

"He stumbles, slurs, gets confused, is easily irritated, and has trouble synthesizing information, not occasionally but with regularity," the official warns.

Often, they say, "the president also can't remember what he's said or been told."

"Americans are used to him denying words that have come out of his mouth," the senior official writes. "Sometimes this is to avoid responsibility."

However, they say it often "appears Trump genuinely doesn't remember important facts."

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-anonymous-white-house-insider-memory-1472661

 

[The_adorable_slut]

Donald Trump has shown time and time again that he is unfit for the job of president, and many of his actions have appeared downright insane. Constant lying, being wildly out of touch with reality, and sending top officials chasing conspiracy theories are things we cannot tolerate from someone with his finger on the nuclear button.

There are other government jobs where you're required to get a full and thorough mental exam by medical professionals to determine if you're fit to serve. I strongly believe that the person in charge of America's nuclear arsenal, America's military, America's foreign policy and our national security should have to undergo a thorough mental exam as well.

"Donald Trump tells obvious lies daily and and displays a complete lack of knowledge of American history, how international trade and global manufacturing actually work, how our foreign service functions, and how military might and economic opportunities work together to create a cohesive and dependable foreign policy. He doesn't know the purpose of the Justice Department, what our intelligence services do on a daily basis, or what our Constitution says and how it works. To me, that constitutes a fatal flaw in a president. And certainly belies his claims of being a well-read, stable genius."

-Fred Rand