The Psychology of Donald Trump is Hiding in Plain Sight

Michael Bader
1 min readSep 7, 2018

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It’s easy to diagnose Donald Trump. At his best, he’s a narcissistic personality. But, while useful, such diagnoses don’t really help us understand someone’s internal life, how the world appears to the narcissist. In this edited 15 minute video that I made at the behest of the group, Duty to Warn, I explain what makes Trump tick using a psychodynamic framework.

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Michael Bader

Psychologist/psychoanalyst with 40 years clinical experience, working also as an executive coach, writing about sexuality (2 books) & the psychology of politics