Letter to the (allegedly failing) New York Times signed by 35 mental health professionals.
Silence from the country’s mental health organizations has been due to a self-imposed dictum about evaluating public figures (the American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 Goldwater Rule). But this silence has resulted in a failure to lend our expertise to worried journalists and members of Congress at this critical time. We fear that too much is at stake to be silent any longer.
Mr. Trump’s speech and actions demonstrate an inability to tolerate views different from his own, leading to rage reactions. His words and behavior suggest a profound inability to empathize. Individuals with these traits distort reality to suit their psychological state, attacking facts and those who convey them (journalists, scientists).
In a powerful leader, these attacks are likely to increase, as his personal myth of greatness appears to be confirmed. We believe that the grave emotional instability indicated by Mr. Trump’s speech and actions makes him incapable of serving safely as president.
Then again, I walked out on a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in my final semester because I thought the subject was bull****, so make of it what you will.
I am not murican but Trump makes me laugh. If this Russian issue is as big as the investigators think, he'll be out in a month or two before he can do any real harm. It's amusing that he doesn't understand the anger of his me first attitude, never mind america first.
Good luck on your weekend escape from all that fake news stating truths, Donald.