Fire and Fury<\/em>, was released Friday. It\u2019s the talk of the town in Washington, D.C. and the nations\u2019 news media. Throughout much of President Trump\u2019s first year in office, author and journalist Michael Wolff had considerable access to the White House, interviewing many staff members and taping their comments. The book is a scathing critique of Donald Trump\u2019s mental fitness to be president of the United States of America. Such people have called him a \u201cmoron,\u201d \u201cstupid,\u201d and that \u201c100%\u201d of them called him \u201ca child.\u201d The most explosive element of the book is that Steve Bannon\u2013Trump\u2019s leading political strategist during the\u00a0presidential campaign and chief ideological advisor during the presidency until being fired recently\u2013unloaded on the president and his certain family members now working for him in the White House.<\/p>\nPresident Trump has been tweeting up a storm ever since. Yesterday, he answered journalists\u2019 questions about it by defending himself. He says its another attack by the \u201cFake News Media and Democrats\u201d to discredit him because he won the election and because there is no proof of collusion between him or his presidential campaign staff last year with Russian government operatives to win the election. Oh, so the book doesn\u2019t really have anything to do with Mr. Trump\u2019s behavior! That\u2019s a narcissist for you.<\/p>\n
Also yesterday, President Trump said he is a \u201cvery stable genius.\u201d But like his refusal to make public his tax returns to prove his wealth claims and ethical financial behavior, he doesn\u2019t prove this claim of genius by revealing any intelligence test results or that he has ever taken them. He also claimed that his two greatest assets all of his life have been his \u201cmental stability\u201d and being \u201cvery smart.\u201d He says he proved it by becoming a multi-billionaire, then a television celebrity, and finally winning the U.S. presidency his first try after not even being a politician. The latter certainly is very remarkable, and all of America has admitted it. But does that indicate that Donald Trump is a mentally stable person, let alone a genius?<\/p>\n
A lot of people, including me, would rather that Donald Trump would forget bragging about his intelligence and furnish some test results about his mental and emotional stability. That is, take one or more psyche tests and make the results public. A growing number of Americans are worried about Trump\u2019s psychological health. A group of Democrats in Congress are calling for an examination of Trump\u2019s mental fitness. And medical professionals increasingly are speaking out about it. There seems to be a growing consensus among psychiatrists that Donald Trump is a classic narcissist. That can cloud a person\u2019s judgment. Wolff says White House staff members say President Trump repeatedly tells the same anecdotes minutes later to the same listeners. And many observers claim Trump is having increasing problems slurring his words. And then there is Trump\u2019s explosive temper. Wolff\u2019s Fire and Fury<\/em> has cast lots of fuel on this spreading flame.<\/p>\nLast July, a book was published entitled The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump<\/em>. It resulted from 27 medical professionals, including psychiatrists, gathering together months earlier for a conference held at Yale University to discuss Trump\u2019s mental health. Their conclusions are worrisome. Co-author\u00a0Dr. Bandy Lee of Yale School of Medicine says their consensus was that President Trump is not crazy by medical standards, but that he is a classic narcissist who is \u201cincompetent and unqualified to lead the free world.\u201d I think the succeeding months since this book\u2019s publication have confirmed this assessment.<\/p>\nRather than Make America Great Again, May God Help America!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Michael Wolff\u2019s book, Fire and Fury<\/em>, was released Friday. It\u2019s the talk of the town in Washington, D.C. and the nations\u2019 news media. Throughout much of President Trump\u2019s first year in office, author and journalist Michael Wolff had considerable access to the White House, interviewing many staff members and taping their comments. The book is a scathing critique of Donald Trump\u2019s mental fitness to be president of the United States of America. Such people have called him a \u201cmoron,\u201d \u201cstupid,\u201d and that \u201c100%\u201d of them called him \u201ca child.\u201d The most explosive element of the book is that Steve Bannon\u2013Trump\u2019s leading political strategist during the\u00a0presidential campaign and chief ideological advisor during the presidency until being fired recently\u2013unloaded on the president and his certain family members now working for him in the White House.<\/p>\n