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‘Malignant Narcissism’: Trump Is an ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’ Health Experts Warn

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Donald Trump’s “symptoms of severe, untreatable personality disorder—malignant narcissism—makes him deceitful, destructive, deluded, and dangerous,”and “grossly unfit for leadership,” a group of more than 200 mental health professional say in a rare open letter, published as a full-page ad in The New York Times.

“As mental health professionals, we have an ethical duty to warn the public that Donald Trump is an existential threat to democracy,” the 233 signatories say in the letter. It was organized by attorney George Conway’s Anti-Psychopath PAC, which says it “is dedicated to highlighting Donald Trump’s mental instability, bringing it to the forefront of national discussion.”

The experts agree that “Trump exhibits behavior that tracks with the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual’s (DSM V) diagnostic criteria for ‘narcissistic personality disorder,’ ‘antisocial personality disorder,’ and ‘paranoid personality disorder,’ all made worse by his intense sadism, which is a symptom of malignant narcissism. This psychological type was first identified by German psychologist Erich Fromm to explain the psychology of history’s most ‘evil’ dictators.”

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They also address professional guidelines, the “Goldwater Rule,” which prohibits mental health professionals from offering a diagnosis without examining a patient.

“We believe that we have an overriding ethical duty to warn the public of the danger this individual poses. History has taught us that in such circumstances, saying nothing is never the more ethical choice.”

“Since the Goldwater Rule was adopted,” they write, “the field has modernized the DSM diagnostic system, which relies exclusively on ‘observable behavioral criteria.’ For many years, we’ve all observed thousands of hours of Trump’s behavior, reinforced by the observations of dozens of individuals who have interacted with him personally. Using the DSM V, it is easy to see that Trump meets the behavioral criteria for antisocial personality disorder. Even a non-clinician can see that Trump shows a lifetime pattern of ‘failure to conform to social norms and laws,’ ‘repeated lying,’ ‘reckless disregard for the safety of others,’ ‘irritability,’ ‘impulsivity,’ ‘irresponsibility,’ and ‘lack of remorse.'”

They also offer an example.

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“Because of their sadism, malignant narcissists often derive joy from inflicting suffering on others because they disregard the emotions and wellbeing of other people—especially their perceived enemies. For example, according to first-hand accounts, Trump watched the violence he unleashed on January 6 for three hours on TV with ‘glee,’ watching his favorite parts ‘over and over’ on ‘rewind.'”

And they warn of what some have called Trump’s “cognitive” issues.

“Trump appears to be showing signs of cognitive decline that urgently cry out for a full neurological work-up, including an MRI and neuropsychological testing,” the write. “These symptoms include: a dramatic decrease in verbal fluency, tangential thinking, diminished vocabulary, overuse of superlatives and filler words, perseveration, confabulation, phonemic paraphasia, semantic paraphasia, confusing people (not just names), as well as exhibiting deteriorating judgment, impulse control, and motor functioning (including a wide-based gait). We suspect the results of such an evaluation would be disqualifying.”

Despite Trump’s claims to the contrary, he has never released a full medical workup. One report he did release was a single-page letter in 2015 from a physician to whom he dictated a letter claiming he “will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

In a companion video, for of the 233 mental health professionals explain why they believe Trump “is unfit for office.”

“Trump is incapable of caring about you, our country and the Constitution that a president swears to faithfully execute He’s only capable of caring about himself,” they say.

Watch below or at this link.

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British MP Blasts ‘Corrupt Gangster’ Trump

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Sir Edward Davey, a UK Member of Parliament who serves as the leader of the Liberal Democrats, blasted President Donald Trump on Monday, and warned that Britain’s King Charles should not visit the American president later this month.

Quoting President Trump’s recent threat to Iran, “A whole civilization will die tonight,” Sir Davey called the statement, “words I never thought I would hear from an American president,” and “a stark reminder of how reckless, immoral, and completely outside the bounds of international law this president is.”

Davey declared Trump “no friend of the United Kingdom” and “no leader of the free world,” but rather, “a dangerous and corrupt gangster” — and warned that is how Trump must be treated.

“So will the Prime Minister advise the King to call off his state visit to Washington before it’s too late?” Davey asked of Keir Starmer. “Because I really fear, for what Trump might say or do, while our King is forced to stand by his side. We cannot put His Majesty in that position.”

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The Independent reports that Starmer did defend the King’s upcoming U.S. state visit, and “held firm, arguing the visit marks the 250th anniversary of the relationship between the two countries.”

BBC News reports that Starmer did call Trump’s threat against Iran “wrong,” and said he would not have used the same words as the U.S. president.

King Charles’ U.S. visit will be the first UK state visit since Queen Elizabeth II came to America in 2007.

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DoorDash Grandma Mum on Trump Tip — and Who She Voted For

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The White House, apparently eager to shift focus from President Donald Trump’s failed Iran peace talks to his economic agenda, brought in an Arkansas grandmother who delivers DoorDash to help pay for her husband’s cancer treatments. She knocked on the Oval Office door carrying two brown bags of McDonald’s.

“Nice to see you,” the president said as he opened the door.

“Nice to meet you,” the grandmother of ten grandchildren, Sharon Simmons replied. “I have your DoorDash order for you, Mr. President.”

Even Trump the showman couldn’t help but notice the event looked “staged.”

“The reason for this,” Trump told Simmons, “is that I heard you picked up $11,000 because the tax bill was so big, the refund is the biggest one you’ve ever had.”

“It definitely was,” Simmons said. “I saved over $11,000 by not having to claim” tips, she said.

“It’s such an honor to meet you,” Trump went on to say. “And I think you voted for me?”

“Um, maybe,” Simmons replied, chuckling.

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Moments later, a reporter asked Simmons, “Are the White House good tippers? Do you know?”

“Um,” she responded, before Trump said, “Wait,” and pulled cash from his pocket and handed it to her.

“Yes, very,” she then told reporters.

CNN’s Kit Maher later reported that Simmons “wouldn’t reveal how much President Trump tipped her.”

Online critics pushed back on the event.

“Trump’s winning message: A grandma doing Door Dash because her husband’s cancer treatments are too expensive,” wrote the popular political commentary account on X, PatriotTakes.

“Why is she in a position like this to begin with?” asked Lisa Glass on X. “Does he really think that that’s a brag -that a woman has to deliver DoorDash and depend on a few cents more she might get from tips to help pay her husband‘s cancer treatments?!!!!!!”

“Well, I hope someone can talk to her and make her realize that if she had better representation, she might not have to be delivering DoorDash into her senior years to pay for her husband‘s cancer treatments,” she added.

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‘He Reported to Me in Detail’: Netanyahu’s Boast on Vance Fuels Blowback

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As the U.S.-Iran peace talks failed over the weekend — at least for now — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly shared remarks with his Cabinet that are fueling blowback.

Vice President JD Vance led the peace talks, along with Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Axios’ Barak Ravid on Monday morning reported that “Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators will continue talks with the U.S. and Iran in the coming days in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps and reach a deal to end the war, according to a regional source and a U.S. official.”

Ravid also reported that Netanyahu told his Cabinet, “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called me from his plane on his way back from Islamabad. He reported to me in detail, as this administration does every day, about the development of the negotiations.”

Netanyahu went on to say, “In this case, the explosion in the negotiations. The explosion came from the American side, which could not tolerate Iran’s blatant violation of the agreement to enter the negotiations. The agreement was that they would cease fire, and the Iranians would immediately open the gates. They did not do that. The Americans could not accept that.”

But Netanyahu’s claim that the American Vice President “reported” to him, and the administration has done so “every day,” drew anger.

“Netanyahu is claiming openly that the US Vice President and administration report to him in detail on a daily basis,” wrote journalist Saagar Enjeti.

“‘He reported to me.’ That’s the problem,” observed journalist and documentary filmmaker Sara Afshar.

“For Netanyahu to tell his cabinet that the Trump administration reports to him every day in detail is quite something. I don’t understand how any nativist or sovereignist would accept that,” noted Firas Modad, who writes about the Middle East on Substack.

“America is an Israeli puppet state,” responded economist and author Saifedean Ammous.

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