I have been a Republican for over 50 years and am stunned that Mr. Trump has been nominated for President. He is grotesquely unfit to be President because:
1. Mr. Trump’s behavior is very consistent with the Diagnostic and Statistical of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) nine characteristics of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
- An aggravated sense of self-importance. ( Exaggerates achievements and talents.)
- Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power and brilliance.
- Believes he is special and can only be understood by other special people.
- Requires excessive admiration.
- Has a sense of entitlement. Reacts with hurt or rage when these expectations are frustrated.
- Selfishly takes advantage of others to achieve his own goals.
- Lacks Empathy.
- Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him.
- Shows arrogant, haughty, patronizing of contemptuous behaviors or attitudes.
You do not have to look very far to see examples of the above again and again over his career. When this is combined with his lack of impulse control, I believe he is totally unfit to be President, an embarrassment to our country and a danger in the White House.
2. He is a pathological liar that cannot seem to help himself.
It seems to me that all politicians evade, obfuscate, overlook, cherry pick facts, manipulate and from time to time outright lie. This Mr. Trump raises this to a level never seen before in a campaign. Politico reviewed 4.5 hours of his speeches and found that he lied every five minutes or 54 times and that he lied 71 times is a town hall meeting. He never corrects or apologizes for any of them and he keeps doing it even more. Romney was right when he said “Trump is a fraud and his promises are not worth any more than a degree from Trump University”. This egregious character flaw alone makes him unfit to be President. We should not have a pathological liar we cannot trust to be truthful with us as President.
3. He is a misogynist now and apparently always has been.
The latest video of Trump from 2005 clearly demonstrates that he has a long standing practice of using his celebrity status to bully women with abusive behavior and using crude vulgarities to brag about it.
He has called women slobs and pigs and insinuated that Megan Kelly attacked him because of her menstrual cycle. He attacked a beauty pageant contestant about her weight. Reports continue to surface about employees being reassigned or fired if they were not pretty or slender enough. He discards his wives for younger prettier ones. His outrageous, possibly criminal behavior, makes him unfit to be President.
If you are a Trump supporter, how can you explain to your children that you want someone who behaves like this to be President?
4. He is an unrepentant racist.
He attacked Pres. Obama about his citizenship and perpetuated the “birther” movement for years, even after it was completely discredited. He accused a judge of being incapable of being impartial because of his Mexican heritage. Speaker Paul Ryan got it right when he said that this was “the textbook definition of a racist comment.”. He attacks Muslims for their religion and appeals to the worst, basest and ugly instincts that unfortunately still exist is our society. We need a President who will work to overcome discrimination, not use it to further his misguided political ambitions. This is dangerous for our country and threatens to undo much of the progress that has been made and is another reason why he is unfit to be President.
5. He is a neophyte with no experience in Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Trump has suggested leaving NATO, expanding the number of countries that have nuclear weapons, building a wall along our Mexican border, praised Putin and said he knows more about ISIS than our generals. He disparaged Sen. McCain’s service in Vietnam. Many Republican national security experts have signed an open letter opposing his candidacy. He is a danger to our county, our allies and peace in general. He is unfit to be Commander in Chief.
6. His economic and tax ideas will continue to worsen the unequal distribution of wealth in our Country.
His tariff proposals will start a trade war that will reduce jobs and raise prices for Americans. His tax plan will be a gift to those in the highest brackets.
7. He has an unsavory business history and a record of questionable manipulation.
He has used the bankruptcy laws and legal maneuvering again and again to take advantage of investors and suppliers alike. Trump University is under investigation. His foundation has been banned from fund raising in New York. Trump Magazine, Airlines, Steaks, Vodka and Mortgage are all failures. I find it particularly distasteful that he brags about being a great businessman for taking advantage of others.
8. He will select very conservative Supreme Court Justices and attempt to overturn much of the progress that has been made in the last 50 years.
He is an embarrassment and dangerous in many ways. I have changed my registration to Democrat and will vote for Hillary. Please join me to prevent this racist misogynist bully, unstable braggart and lying manipulator from becoming President.