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returnee

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36. Technically incorrect.

Sat May 16, 2026, 01:14 PM

23 hrs ago

Personality disorders are considered psychiatric disorders. There are a wide variety of them, designated in “clusters” A, B, and C. Trump is what I have described as a cluster B train wreck. In my opinion he meets basic criteria for all four in this category: narcissistic, borderline, antisocial, and histrionic. Do a quick search and I think you’ll see.
He does not seem to be frankly psychotic, but we could speculate he maybe hypomanic or possibly even manic, given his apparent deceased need for sleep, financial mismanagement, hypersexuality,and some degree of hyperactivity. But his basic pathology seems best explained by the personality disorders. Lately there is speculation he is afflicted with dementia. The situation is developing. He is deteriorating for sure. Lastly he may well have a substance use disorder, likely stimulants.

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Trump isn't mentally ill -- it's far worse [View all] B.See Yesterday OP

The asshole needs an exorcist, not a psychiatrist. dalton99a Yesterday #1

Exactly! He is pure evil. Grim Chieftain Yesterday #3

It drives me crazy FHRRK1 Yesterday #2

Precisely. B.See Yesterday #8

Morally evil and mentally ill are not mutually excludve. wnylib Yesterday #27

THIS malaise Yesterday #30

I was going to posit the same thing - he is both. yellow dahlia Yesterday #34

I'd agree they aren't mutually exclusive. He's B.See 18 hrs ago #43

And he's not dumb. He's a diabolical genius. nt pnwmom Yesterday #4

BULLSHIT. He is profoundly stupid. Even Rex Tillerson recognized that in his first term. AZ8theist Yesterday #6

Yes, he is mentally dull NJCher Yesterday #7

What that means is that his genius, i.e., his superpower, is in being evil. nt pnwmom Yesterday #15

He is completely immoral Cosmocat Yesterday #31

Violence Whip-poor-will Yesterday #16

Or maybe he's gotten a free pass for evil, underhanded s---- that would've gotten anyone else LOCKED UP, long ago. B.See Yesterday #9

NOPE Skittles Yesterday #12

an evil genius wd intelligently pick his targets. mopinko Yesterday #22

It's just an issue of word choice NJCher Yesterday #28

Why. Can't. He. Just. Die? Grim Chieftain Yesterday #5

Trump is sly...he knows how to manipulate racists BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #10

doesn't take "sly" to do that NJCher Yesterday #24

He won't die and go to hell, Satan doesn't even BigmanPigman Yesterday #11

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 ..... ♾️ live love laugh Yesterday #13

Paint "Old Smokey" gold. BidenRocks Yesterday #14

I AGREE. THANK YOU, B.SEE. Cha Yesterday #17

Thank you, Cha. B.See 18 hrs ago #44

Trump has The Dark Triad Personality no_hypocrisy Yesterday #18

Thank you for your summary and your willingness to share your story. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #35

I think a person can be both evil and mentally ill. The notion calling Trump mentally ill is somehow harmful to those Vinca Yesterday #19

a psychiatrist once told me NJCher Yesterday #25

He's at the center of a Venn diagram of evil, stupid, and crazy. Ocelot II Yesterday #20

What his best friend said about him... Kid Berwyn Yesterday #21

Malignant narcissism is a mental pathology Martin Eden Yesterday #23

I've only been saying this forever. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #26

I will not grant trump the sympathetic response that "mentally ill" deserves. Totally Tunsie Yesterday #29

Yes yes yes TommieMommy Yesterday #32

Evil schmevil. gulliver Yesterday #33

Technically incorrect. returnee 23 hrs ago #36

Histrionic Personality Disorder, less recognized in men. Obvious in this one Maru Kitteh 21 hrs ago #41

we tend to think of monsters as fictional beasts agingdem 23 hrs ago #37

Regarding Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #39

Correct mvd 23 hrs ago #38

Evil is a religious construct and not very useful. He certainly IS mentally ill. Maru Kitteh 21 hrs ago #40

Frontal lobe dementia plus sadism: loves to hurt people, deliberately. lindysalsagal 19 hrs ago #42