Psychiatrist Lance Dodes joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss Donald Trump’s behavior abroad as the impeachment investigation advances at home. Dr. Dodes says President Trump is "running a really simple program" with "limited capacity" and exemplifying "early emotional development." Aired on 12/03/19.
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Who is taking advantage of a sick old man? Who is protecting him?
What does this say about hise base?
@newmove Lets try this one more time. Give me your thoughts on the exploding stock market , the record setting employment numbers and record setting economy. My comments dont make sense to you because I’m not talking about my dog and what he leaves on my lawn .
@Dawn Short I’ve said that many times! What’s wrong with them?
@Doug T Your examples are legitimate; however, people are more concerned with and upset by Trump’s bizarre behaviour. That’s really the crux of this discussion.
yes indeed quite scary.
@Doug T Lets change the subject to something neither one us us are qualified to talk about shall we.??? pmsl
But I will bite on this point. A couple of months ago some wall street execs were asked what would happen if dump was removed from office, they claimed the stocks would soar. Last month I saw Scaramucci echo that sentiment and he too expressed concern for the economy. Who do I believe, you or them? LOL.
“I’m not going to say it…I just think it,” he says clearly into the mic!
: ))
Love America
So “says it into the,” and the fact that those 3 letters are the first 3 of the full spelling, and you couldn’t come up with the word? Maybe your teacher will go over things like that on the second day…
@Tymeshifter Dam….😊😊😊😊perhaps i should have choosen the new year to stop coffee. DAH ON ME.
“I’m not going to say what I just said, so I didn’t say it”.
There really is something wrong with his brain
Trump will be famous not for being POTUS but for being an awesome example in student psychology text books for decades to come
POTUS = Putin’s Own Treasonous Unfit Stooge.
@TheTruthMatters! that’s a good one 😂😂😂
Recently I was reading the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM description of “Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” Describes him perfectly. A person with that mental illness would be incapable of making decisions that were not in his own best interests. A person with a serious mental illness is unfit for high political office.
Let’s hope.
That’s what I reckon too. His picture will be next to Nixon’s, along with guilty Republican party members, his Fox Talking head loyalists and his lawyers. Oh and his jailbird buddies. Will be a regular rogue’s gallery
Trump may be a psychopath without a conscience, he still needs enablers to get away with it. The fact that he has tens of millions of Americans fooled is alarming.
@Leonie Romanes Yep.
The mentality of the trumpsters is quite telling.
@Just the Facts I don’t find him beguiling.
@C 546799 You want the truth?? I’m surprised he hasnt been assassinated yet. Many leaders have been killed for less. Where is his Jojn Wilks Booth?? #fact.
Go listen to Bob Marley he already talked about that
Trump is sick. But what about the people who support him? What are they?
mAGas are cult members at best, domestic terrorists at worst
fools….
Sick too
Sicker.
They are traitor enablers.
I actually thought that trump was speaking of himself in a 3rd person….
Starr R. You could be “right”! Find Bill Gates on You Tube….DRUMPF did that to Gates!
So speaks Trump!
As he is also prone to do.
Schizophrenia.
Trump’s cognitive dissonance has always been evident
Yes, Trump has always been as transparent as glass, for those with eyes to see. Furthermore, it’s always been obvious (to those who are wise) that the Republican party is a totally deranged organization of hypocrites. Noam Chomsky calls the Republican party the most dangerous organization on this planet, and that has always been very obvious to me. Well, at this particular time in history Donald Trump is being held up for the whole world to see that: THE SELFISH HUMAN EGO IS WHAT THE BIBLE CALLS “THE DEVIL” AND “SATAN.” (Also “the serpent,” “the beast,” “the prince of this world,” “the god of this world,” and “the antichrist.”) A teacher and prophet of God has spoken in these end times. Want to know more? From the simple cure for cancer to the very Meaning of Life? “Seek and ye shall find”…….
~ ~ MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME GAINS ~ ~
Nov 7th
up $401 in 8 years under Bush
up $1,043 in 8 years under Obama
up $5,240 in <3 years under Trump
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/steve-moore-trump-economy-is-really-experiencing-a-middle-class-boom-this-data-doesnt-lie
The tax cut also added an additional $2,500 to a typical family of four’s after-tax incomes. So after taking account of taxes owed, the income of most middle-class families is up closer to $6,000 in the Trump era.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/15/its_a_middle-class_boom_141497.html
@Keith Johnson – Shelby GT500 yay money solves all moral issues!
@andrew ball that’s a great description of Trump you summed it up nicely. Thanks
@Annie exactly
I used to use Trump’s defense technique too, when I was 4 years old.
@Dead Freight West Like some 4 year old he still finger paints with his No 2s but now on a global scale.
when you got caught with your hand in the cookie jar
My cat shows more maturity than tRump
@LUIS VELEZ – Hehe. Here’s an original one I’ve never forgotten, even though it was never repeated. This was in maybe the 4th grade. One kid said to another, “Make me!” the other replied, “I don’t make garbage: I burn it!”
@Dead Freight West We had ,you and what Army .
Trump is essentially a 73 year old who never matured mentally, intellectually, emotionally, and socially past the age of a prepubescent child. It’s this lack of growth, cognitive capacity and impulse control that shows up whenever he feels insecure, which is all the time. Essentially he’s still that kid on the playground yelling at other kids and calling them names in order to feel better about himself.
True. But he has control of our nukes and he is making bizarre military decisions.
@Gray Shus Pretty obvious and the dude who ghost wrote Art of the Deal said as much… Chump had a terrible relationship with his father Fred. Could never meet his expectations, satisfy his father, always wanted daddy’s attention. That led to him scheming, lying running scams, etc to show his dad he is worthy.
Alot of drug addicts don’t mature…. On Twitter a psych nurse said Trump wears diapers because of the use of stimulants. Who knows….
Mario M Except they not just insults
@David J – But even worse is that this is now likely compounded with early stage dementia.
“I’m not gonna say that, I just think that” is how a mob boss like Trump gives indirect orders or suggestions to others. Trumpsterfire’s version of *”Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?”*
@Annie If I may ask what was that like ??? And was there a truly happy peaceful day in that marriage ????
I think it was “troublesome.”
@Lowkey lyesmith Narcissists can’t do that. Trump was already asked if he had ever asked God for forgiveness, and he said he didn’t have to because he’s never made a mistake. Any real Christian would have stopped supporting him then and there. Imagine the outcry if Obama had said that.
@Graham Campbell Trump’s disgusting base killed Heather Heier in public and Trump called them “very fine people.”
Michael Cohen said Trump didn’t give direct orders, but you knew what he wanted done. As you say, mob boss behaviour.
It’s scary how accurate that really was 😬
This is a circus the Democrats are doing it because they him they prove nothing I am for Trump
@sammy climer … Just because you want to ignore the evidence and crimes doesn’t mean the rest of Americans should too. You can like Trump, you can even deny facts and reality, but he isn’t a dictator, he can’t do whatever he wants and we will hold him accountable. But it’s not a circus, it’s our government using the safeguards that we’re put in place by our founders to protect us from an unlawful president.
“Who is replacing America, with himself.” I’ve been saying this for literal years. Any time he says “The people” “USA” “America” or “Americans,” it directly translates to ‘Donald Trump.’ And “National Security” translates to ‘Trump’s happiness.’
@Keith Johnson – Shelby GT500
The economy was is a tailspin when Obama became President. Unemployment was in double digits. The automotive industry was in ruins. And the banks were in TROUBLE. He turned it around in 8 years, and handed it over to Donald with the trends going down. Unemployment better, banks functional, AUTOMOBILE industry on the upswing. He handed the economy over to Trump in WAY better shape than Bush gave him. All deregulation does is give tax breaks to rich white men. And ask the coal miners, and the farmers how they’re doing?
And the Unions. So….not so fast.
Adolph replaced Germany with himself….
Remember that.
@Evelyn Brown – when the Democrats Subprime Mortgage SCAM unraveled
it Lost the Bush Economy 8.5 million jobs
@Keith Johnson – Shelby GT500 cost of living is up about 30% in 10 years. Wages are practically the same.
this doctor is speaking so much common sense in my humble opinion, hes hit it right on the nail!
@george orlando Trolling is an even BIGGER illness.
@Ryan Haslam You fit into the not too smart audience.
@george orlando Cmon troll.
Paul Clarke yep he is calling Trump names….so primitive. smart Doctor 🖕🏻
Projection. 100% He’s being doing it forever. But now it’s worse because he’s no longer firing on all cylinders
He never even made it to one cylinder.
Lol 😜
He never had a cylinder only a tiny mushroom
I agree with this doctor.
Ryan H .…………… ‘Chequing account’ ? AHA ! Foreign troll . Buzz off, Ivan !
@JoeyFiveandDimes okay snowflake loser
@Ryan Haslam @kaye_jamison you don’t get paid for your handwriting anyway so what’s the fuss?
@Melissa Jamison not sure how that’s relevant. I don’t get paid. I pay people. I am a businessman.
@Ryan Haslam bahahahahahahahahahaha maga mutts are funny
*Everything Trump says about other he reflects himself, he is Fake*
Robert Di Niro
@Ryziel SPOTTED!
And who is Robert DiNero? An actor portraying someone he is not.
Mohsin Khan , NPD Projection
He is neither stable nor a genius. One way or another he has to go. He should be taken to his room by a nurse.
He is an Extremely Stable Genius.
So agree, for the good of the nation.
@North Guy –
Lowest black unemployment rate in history
Lowest Latino unemployment rate in history
Lowest female unemployment rate in 71 years
Lowest overall unemployment rate 50 years
Highest consumer confidence in 18 years
Climbing GDP
Highest stock market in history
Drug costs lowering for first time in 50 years
Healed the ecosystem in Florida’s Everglades
Got the US out of TPP
Got the US out of PCA
USA is nowLargest exporter of energy
Energy independent for the first time in 75 years
Freed 22 hostages from foreign prisons.
Destroyed ISIS’ Middle Eastern Caliphate
Withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Payment Deal
Renegotiated NAFTA for America’s benefit
Demanding (and getting) other countries to pay their fair share for America’s contribution to their national defense
Denuclearization of North Korea as verified by inspections
Permanent ceasefire in Syria
50 million agricultural deal with China
V.A. reform
Prison reform
Executive Order Protecting Free Speech On College Campuses
Pay raises for our troops
Canceling disabled veterans student debt
First sitting American President to set foot in North Korea
SPACE FORCE
THE WALL
What’s not for the good of the nation here? Any President would be proud to claim these achievements and this is an abbreviated list.
Kayla your in another world.You can’t be that gullible.
@Paul Warwick – I was a former Obama/Clinton supporter until I said, “I gotta check this Trump guy out and see who they’re laughing at.”
Surprisingly, he just spoke common sense. From there I did my own research and became a proud Trump supporter. He really is a good man who is strong in his beliefs and cares about people.
Honestly, he’s impressed me every day. All it took was some non-msm research.
I am not American but have been following all of the impeachment process with an interest into how your laws etc work…what I find more unforgivable than anything is not so the man at the top Donald Trump,( although he does need to go) but those who know his mental instability and yet keep propping him up and using him for the own political, financial and power game…They are the ones who should also stand trial for knowing and enabling the fall of democracy, decency, humanity and the once great nation of USA…it is so sad to see..😢
You are exactly right. Those enablers are NOT patriots and I hope they are shamed forever by history.
@Douglas Payne Maybe the important variable in this scenario is that these senate supporters WILL get voted out. So much damage is being done here that it will take lots of hard work to push this train back on the tracks.
@Douglas Payne Yes, a political remedy in which a few laws were broken.
The irony is that those who are supporting this are those who say that they are trying to make America great again.
Thank you for your kindness to our troubled country. We the American People still hope to pull out of this mess we are in, and we believe that if we do, decent people across teh globe will stand as our friends and neighbors and allies, and we can build the future together. Please be patient while we fix the holes in our laws. Thanks.
“So obviously incompetent”
And
“A sociopath.”
Dr Lance Dodes comment on Trump
I love your quote from RFK
“So obviously incompetent” that he (a) survived in the cutthroat real estate market (b) starred in a television show that became a national popular phenomenon, (c) won the presidency of the United States by defeating BOTH highly entrenched Democratic and Republican establishments, and (d) is currently presiding over record low unemployment rates and a booming economy. If you honestly think you can call a consistent track record of success for a 73 year old the work of an “incompetent” person, your word is absolutely meaningless. If the psychiatrist genuinely believes this, he is–literally–suffering from a psychiatric delusion.
@John Smith
He used the Presidency to get dirt on an opponent.
That’s abuse of his office. He intimidated witnesses. Even Hitler was a dog lover. And BTW, he didn’t survive in a cut throat real estate market. He filed for bankruptcy 6 times,( ask Atlantic City how successful he was. And his Doral golf club, as well as the hotel minutes from the White House are about to cave. And as for being a phenomenon? He was more a laughing stock, for his messy personal life. Bringing his wife AND his mistress to Aspen. Marrying wifey #2 AFTER the baby. He’s a worldwide laughing stock right now. That’s why he hurried home from the G7 in England. You Trumpians are so….gullible.
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
~Plato