Donald Trump: Narcissist, Psychopath or Representative of the People?

Abstract

Donald Trump's detractors have called him a sociopath, psychopath, and narcissist, or as having an anti‐social personality disorder. To his supporters he is a charismatic representative of the people. This article looks at the precise definitions of some of these terms and makes use of the available collateral information to make a tentative diagnosis of Donald Trump. It then considers the extent to which Donald Trump's personality traits may be an issue should he become president. Although concluding Mr Trump…