NPD. Confirmed diagnosis (2) - Dear devotees of Mr. Trump, you have been warned

Exactly four months ago, I wrote about Mr. Trump's narcissistic personality disorder and added that this is not a matter within Mr. Donald Trump's private domain. The syndrome of exacerbated narcissism leads the subject to choose his team not based on competence, but on their ability to flatter him and make decisions, not in the national interest, but according to whims and his need to be constantly flattered. In the case of the President of a State, once an uncontested world power that commands the second-largest nuclear arsenal, this syndrome is particularly dangerous.

It has now come to light that Chief of staff Susie Wiles «was concerned aides were giving the President a rose-colored view of how the war was being perceived domestically, telling Trump what he wanted to hear instead of what he needed to hear.»

But things got so out of control, and the escape from reality went so far that the former yes-men «kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said.»

Therefore, we have to agree with The Atlantic when it wrote: «A president whom aides do not view as reliable and steady is a danger in any situation, but the war in Iran has brought many of these issues to the fore. In the lead-up to the war, which Trump launched without consulting Congress, making a case to the American people, or assembling allies, many of his aides believed that Trump was not taking seriously the risks and trade-offs involved, according to Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times. (The fact that these aides have voiced none of these concerns publicly but said enough privately that the comments leaked later does not speak well for the Cabinet’s judgment or courage.)»