Present. Please help me walk in him. His [applause] it is very much a pleasure to be here. I say you all for joining me. I say you all for joining me for the lunching of this book today as the day of relief from the publisher. Pegasus press. I am particularly pleased to see in the front row, my family. And of number of my directors of researcher and want to call particular attention to stephanie who is looking in the back there. My director of research at this time he played a major brawl in the creation of what i hope will be this interesting product for you. I would like to put this in the context of the history and profiles. Or my specialty during my cia career where i was recruited for cia for the purpose of the founding Pilot Program assessing World Leaders a distance. And i gathered some knowledgeable Clinical Psychology consultants to work with me on this project. And i based it on the case study that as a trained psychiatrist i used the standing nations of mental illness. But it is different studying a leader. The first part is the biography a psycho biography which traces the roots and not a mental patient, when president ial prime minister. In the differences in looking at a case study of the mental patients, and raising the question over the traumatizing features of the background which shape the personality of the person vulnerable to mental illness. Instead of the profile, my unit at cia, the center for analysis and Political Behaviors, asking, what were the shaping influences for this person that shapes his leadership. So it is quite different. And after the psycho biography, when a session called the personality study which looked at the attitudes the leadership style in the decisionmaking style so forth. So this model of this profile. One of the problems with doing this book, which took two years in his formation. I was always chasing history. And you see today almost every other day there is an if it that should be in this book. Which came to closure last spring. So it doesnt happen it a huge issue of him facing impeachment and huge issue of the ukraine involvement. In many of the Current Events and was a time between the presentation of the summary of people went through the book, with questions and answers from you. Some of you begin. The entrepreneurial aspect is quite remarkable. And can be traced back to brother frederick in germany. In the early hours of the morning one day, he went to bremen leaving his mother a note staying that he was lost to the United States. It was off to america or is going live with his sister. He had not worked this out at all with her and jaswant is the 16 yearold boy. This is really the foundation. Donald trump entrepreneurial leadership, he worked there as a barber for a while. Itd been a princess barber and then saved up enough her name went to california during the gold rush. Not to become a minor, but cleverly figuring out what was necessary for the minors or supplies and it was quite enterprising of him. He opened his store and sold things that minors need it in the front of the store and for mining gold, boots, shovels and so forth and then the back of the store is catering to minor 70s. Behind cloth courtney had gathered a group of sporting ladies, this is rather enterprising of him. The became a major profit maker for him. In fact when the gold rush moved up towards the yukon, he followed and open the new store there, and a much larger section for the sporting ladies. And assembled to satisfy that minors needs so he made quite a fortune here. It was the start of the term. His father, became known as the king of real estate in brooklyn and queens. He was once arrested is worth noting the shaping of donald trump news attitudes. And kooks plan rally during the 1920s, but he made her name from billing subsidized housing and this was also a pattern in real estate career of donald trump. And he used cheap materials for his apartment complexes and later on, when he took his son into his business, he was investigated along with his son donald for Racial Discrimination in housing application. When evicted, according to investigators is he would call the applicant news who are minority africanamerican minorities, with his the for colored and they would be rejected. In the federal investigators determined this by sending an white couple and a black couple who were treated differently with their applications. His father would take him and donald on his rounds when he was as young as ten with his apartment complex was on construction. His older brother walter ten years older, and a presumptive air to the fathers of fortune. Was treated very critically. And took to drink and he died at edge 41 and alcoholism. This attitude was always to be present in watchfulness of the dutiful son donald. But he had that critical voice in his ear and told his father he would not go into the business. Walter. It was really quite interesting. That he to carry with him, always critical father. So donald, became the new error we could call him crown prince donald, and it was rather interesting because on one hand he idolized his father but it would obey him. And his father warned him against going into manhattan. That was dangerous. And he defied his father and his best friend would take the two into manhattan on weekends. In the Grammar School that donald went to, it was noted the bully. And this would be complaints about ann news attitudes. Psychologically, it was also a continuing ravel, number missing home. His mother got a letter from the principal complaining about his sons behavior, he decided he need it to give him some discipline. He sent him to the new York Military academy. Where interesting leak he took to the discipline of the academy very woa. Shining issues, pressing his pants, he did so woa that he would later talk about his military discipline. That is where he learned it. However, did not translate into him going into the service because in fact, medical education during his College Years at the university of pennsylvania. The story talks about ambiguous way there, talking about the learning that gina stuff at the graduate school. He didnt go to graduate school there. After the educational deferments in academia deferments, and then got final radical deferment when his father arrange for their family physician to use bone spurs as a reason for not going. Business was a formative experience for donald. No doubt about that. In a style of leadership in the Trump Organization that was quite interesting. What he called his opendoor policy. He believed that anyone who came in with a good idea, it would take that on. We consider it and make a judgment during that presentation. I was an interesting model and can afford model for his leadership as president because it was having oneonone decisionmaking that went out having things stabbed out and considering himself an expert in all areas. And ill describe some of those areas of expertise shortly. One of the things that is very important to emphasize. Informative influence. A major mentor for him was ray gone. Where righthand man of senator mccarthy during thousand american activities experiences. He described count as a second father to him. He linked trump to Construction Company and trump describe is someone who could be vicious for him would brutalize his opponents. Many of those lessons in his books, such as the major book, the art of the deal. The lessons from colin. Such as if someone hits you, verbally, and attacks you, hitting back ten times harder. And Never Surrender. He was known for persisting and once someone created his embassy, is safe. Recently, when difficulties he said where is my friend who died several years ago talking to the personality section of this analysis, you can see some of the shaping of his career. I see him as the quintessential narcissist. In an view of his own brilliance and expertise which is quite extraordinary. It would be amusing if it works so many to hollowed out presidency. Because he knows so much about so much. In regards to the economy. I say i know about it more than the federal reserve. Technology, no one knows more about technology than me. And nobody in the history of this country has done so much about infrastructure as donald trump. I say nobody knows more about taxes than i do. Maybe in the history of the world. A modest man. I know about isis the terrorist group in the general does. We liz about 20 of these, there in the book. And no one is more extraordinary than the other. There is no capacity and i say some of us have seen this to empathize with others. A couple of examples, [applause] john mccain was dying of terminal brain cancer. This is so painful to watch. There was a journalist from the New York Times read what was surrogate who had taken general tremor, neurological conditioning mock him and shook his hands up and down. It is quite painful painful. In tactical start father gave a talk at the democratic convention. This man has brought inhibited by have any conscious and is no constraints of conscience. His propensity to live is quite remarkable. As reported october 14th, this past year, trump had made 14435 false or misleading statements as president i believe that is going in the guinness book of records. As a paranoid orientation. He goes surfing for scapegoats and when anything goes wrong, identify someone else to blame. He portrays himself as a victim any sites in a negative publicity as being the media up to get him. Talks about fake news. A calling that tet attacks a witch hunt. As a paranoid player. When anything goes right, it is his accomplishment alone even though a number of his accomplishments that started during the obama. In unconstrained aggression. A good example an interview on fox news is media outlet, trump stated of his fellow gop candidate. Anybody who has become of him going to hit them ten times harder. He also gave permission to hate too many of his followers. A personal account of many really troubling watching the rallies and see the followers shouting out to walker joe build a wall, there was this kind of chemical connection almost between them. Releasing to type these outlets to coincide major news stories breaking to deflect attention. We see this fairly frequently. Extreme sensitivity in an effort to remove the discovery, talks about losing the popular vote to hillary and trumpeting this to be an electoral fraud. An underlying secure. This is important. Say of him in layers like many narcissist. On the surface of grandiosity but on that randy is exterior, is an insecure interior and we often see loud protest when an insecure underlying self is kept. Four of these qualities and i could go on with other characteristics of narcissism but the idea of grandiosity and then a woa defended inner core is important. Four of these, on the spec to a spectrum of narcissism. Subscribe from the ranks of political leaders, all of those with significant narcissistic features the ranks would be perilously impoverished. In the extremity of narcissism is something psycho allen did call malignant. As the combination of absence of confetti empathy and greater distance himself always being defended against paranoid orientation lack of conscience and the willingness to use whatever aggression is necessary. These are characteristics of malignant narcissism. One of the things that boys interested in is to understand Favorite Movie starts or movies, he identified when a citizen kane, the meat talk about citizen from. That is based loosely on William Randolph hearst, the publisher and we say about hearst and other things. He had, he and trump shared several features in common. The main character of citizen kane, Charles Foster kane trump identifies with. He is the quintessential narcissist. Despite being a plutocrat, the average percent many, he feels that he could come again friday lonely men. Not feeling fulfilled. And i wonder to the degree which trump identifies with him. One of the striking characteristics is that since 1981, trump has been seeking the spotlight whenever he could find it in donald trump is secured in over a hundred and 30 tv series, 50 tv specials, 60 documentaries in 20 movies. Hes been continuously viewed a number of news programs in newspapers and magazines in each morning, his secretary blames him brings in the newspapers and magazines that have a feature story about him. He purchased the co owned the ms. Miss Universe Organization including ms. Miss usa team usa pageant 71996 to 2015. Demonstrating a sense of entitlement and there have been allegations of trump would walk into the contestants dressing areas while they were partially addressed or completely naked including during the ms. Miss teen usa pageant as young as 15 were undressed in the dressing room. The apprentice was something he was very proud of and it was on the apprentice where he coined one of his signature phrases, you are fired. The parents on the on that made him extremely popular with the american public. King donald is a section of the book and he represents his characterization of the representative leadership style. The art of the kingdom, his brawl to the kingdom. He seems more like a king in his leadership style and like any government organization. Chief executive has people stepping out items and looking at the strategic impact of certain moves we get seized by an idea at three in the morning, pursued into a twitter or tweet, [laughter] and then, has a staff back it up. In the book of the comeback. The top ten quebec tips. In the first one is golfing. Stay focused. Be paranoid. Be passionate. Go against the tide of weve god, the lucky work with people you like and get even. And always have a prenuptial agreement. An interesting parent exam, was the decision to withdraw forces from syria. Announces his major policy in the Early Morning tweet, general joseph hotel, fourstar commandant, response for middle east strategy. On cnn international, was consulted on serial withdrawal. Any analysis retirement charter shortly after. General manis, our secretary of defense, do not consult about billy, its usually consequent cordial decision. And he also retired. Any complain about this in a speech by staying that it observe the general it was more in line with his strategic thinking. Perhaps the king of real estate, and wishes to act as king of the United States and perhaps his ultimate dream of glory plans to be emperor. Not only of the United States the world. One of the fascinating things that i couldnt quite understand at first, have an insight into this. Had to do with his obsessive reputation with the wall. It played woa but he never really hasnt backed down and he took her name from military funds to put towards buying property off of his revealed in a recent article only be enabled to acquire 16 percent of the necessary property for this but he is linked this fall to the great wall of china. Now he and his wife went to china his wife indeed, took a tour of the great wall which is regularly venerated in a deep one of the wonders of the world. It was built by emperor chad in 221 bc. In fact, in 2015, on foxbusiness morning with maria, then president ial candidates see date stated it was the great wall of china, spilled 2500 years ago and is 13000 miles and as you know, i know how to build. I know how to get it done. All of great wall. We will call it the great wall of trump. So from this i infer, imperial ambitions. But he was chided in careful not to refer to the wall in such a manner again, and one of the key aspects of narcissistic characters are troubles with relationships. Most narcissists have what i call self object relationships. That means the panel they choose enhance their self image. Many hollywood marriages between two narcissists. Yes Close Relationships with his wifes children and friends. He re uses self objects and a narcissist can often be amazed at how suddenly it goes from total admiration to rejection. It is quite common. The first journey attorney general. He had been the very first person in the senate, to endorse trump. We as a reward, was given the attorney general tiffany then recused himself as he had to do, this was an act of betrayal by trump. We then went on a campaign. This is been true of a number of his employments. We see in the people in the upper levels of government, as being in extensions of him and thereby him, what he was can turn against them. So the satisfaction, with his children in a different way. The idealize him but they also selfimage. He boasted about the prestigious schools and irregularly, people can stay on the good side of him. Only by being almost as a follower. He take woa to criticism from his own staff. We see a few words about our the title of the book. And what this is. And it explains the tenacity. The base remarkably says that the 42 to 45 percent even though he has done some really controversial decisions. I call this in a written in the literature about this, the charismatic leader follower relationship. The leader can be thought of as the creation of the followers. That is an important thing to see. One of the remarkable features of trump with a cycle political phenomenon is the durability of the base. This relationship re presents what i call charismatic leader follower relationship whereby aspect of the leaders psychology unlocks a new key aspect of the followers. Tomas was called hunger leader personality. There is a wonderful cartoon showing a s president ial candidate standing in front of three mirrors. And he says i admire you so mu much. In the mirror personality, as an insatiable desire for admiration and being in result of a position so he feeds off of the adoration of his followers. Another example of the hungry personality is fidel castro would give these eight hour relations was followers were out in the son. And rusty away ac to be strengthened by it because they were roaring. Consider as major rallies which i find phenomenon to see them shouting at him. , locke wrote. In reference to hillary clinton. Build the wall. It would seem to inflame them almost almost as if he were giving them permission to hate. Which is really scary the intensity, and he would see some of them, so some of these rallies, special in the face, talking about 70 was just dejected and helping the legal fees. That to me is stimulating latent feeling and many people which was made explicit. I compare this to a hypnotist amortizing his audience. The power of the hypnotist, lets not let not forget, ultimately depends upon the eagerness of his subjects. To heal their authorities. His rhetoric tapped into the already in listing rhetoric is against foreigners, latinos, muslims. So is really focusing on the other and externalizing in his leadership and again using this to convey his sense of being a victim rather than a victimizer. This is notable of the charismatic leader, is compelling for the ideal hungry follower. The wooded follower feels incomplete unto himself and seeks with tradition self tonight hell have other. Indeed the followers of trump, for the most part are idealizing this heroic rescuer. The appeal to him and is very talented. And they are seeking in her heroic rescuer. I dont mean to imply where everyone was a narcissistically wounded individual. But to be a solid core within the base probably has that label. The first group that identified as follower, boarded the tea party. And this is an interesting group. As a tea party rally and square, it was interesting he rallies and by chance, there were people supporting him is it too. And it turns out that this wasnt a self generated group but was formed by funding from the koch brothers. So wanted follower feels incomplete by himself seeks the attachment enjoying the ideal other. In addition to the tea parties, he gained support from tea party with the help of steve this was an advantage of. Our strong both in the primaries in the 2016 elections. And really can be the case in the 2020 election. He mayday colorful gift for phrase making. Make America Great again. Build a wall. During this fall. A politician. Among us on the rise, people with these signs on them. It is also appeal to a number of issues evangelicals, and gun rights. Is very interesting the way he has used as suns filling them hunting and why his son donald junior has lobbied for changing and easing of hunting trophies to be putting on the wall really showing and magnifying his work. He uses frederick to appeal to the working class but he also the loss of jobs in immigration globalization and the environmental movement. Thus promising new jobs. This is really promoting where its not obama that lost that job. And in fact automation there is also support in rural areas and again, permission to hate. His supporters among the numbers of rightwing extremists and most extreme was that charlottesville riot. Where he appeared and equated the protesters in the hate groups the right wing hate groups, with the protesters themselves staying there are five people on both sides. And that certainly mayday major contribution to his heroic figure for the right. Ill speak for just a few moments longer than open up the floor for questions. But its interesting to note in terms of the Public Health hazards that thereve been numerous studies in the last two years that have reported higher levels of stress related strobe across the board broad range of communities in the american public. It is specifically experience high levels of stress including women and minorities and lgbt communities. In many cases, the stress causes actually led to cases of anxiety and depression many people in psychiatric and psychotherapists also offices. Another psychological impact and it is half an of a patient my own, has been the splitting up of families. Where a mayday scene of marvelous column by pouring down, and last december was disinvited from a family party in all of her brothers were over files, and she was a trouble phobia columns she was told that she was being disinvited. In between comfortable having you with us. An experience of this myself to. Im sure some of you have. Both sides of the aisle. Actually, chuck has used were such as crazy and norcal, nuts and the federal website, is even cautioned individuals against using statements label like crazy. In foreign affairs, the Foreign Policy centered around the model of megan news pretty treats the United States allies as if they are enemies and vice versa. So really is distant readers of friends and kingdom in germany and endure admire 20 concerts and uses strong leaders. Turkey and russia in the philippines. Trump went russia, they been major questions is been suggested that trump does put in have dealings. And ive this in the book by the way. I put in but he has chose him as a strong leader. And similarly has praised who has had a very upanddown relationship in one of my concerns is that trump could stumble into war with another country such as north korea. Especially to get into a distracted. And we conclude with a few notes of prediction of the future. He will be preoccupied with the impeachment inquiry. The stressful made by against ability. If impeachment not convicted, the claim vindication. I worry also about awake the dog phenomena. It could create move into. In the interregnum between an election and the inauguration. Could be a dangerous and staple. One of the election is close. Answered to that question is in the famous thomas. Poem. He will not go gentle into that good night. If not he will not or dont do not go gentle. But i would modify that. Give my answered to how he will go out. I say this will be a very alarming. Of time he will not go gentle into that good night but rates range at the passing live. The final loss of the spotlight i talked about earlier unbearable. And isnt likely that many of the supporters would accept his loss if he loses, he will not accept it. He may attempt executive actions enable focus on flames as he did over the popular vote in 2016 elections and this is an lucas and he may not leave the white house. I say this a possibility. Because victory will confirm his unique interpretation of the second article and we may see king donald, taking many executive actions. We can be sure he will not go gentle into that good night. So that i was on the floor over the questions. Yes sunday. [background sounds] so you spoken about charismatic leader. I thought of christmas is the property of leaders. Please explain. Will lead really should be a plural noun. You can have a leader out at least one follower. In the class of leadership, george washington, i emphasize that magical chemistry of charismatic leaders have to be thought of as a bond between leader and followers. And there are two kinds of charisma really. One is whats called destructive charisma where the Leader Speaks to the instinct of his followership. And projects confidence and if healing hatred and self, it would be quickly class and impersonality as he is projecting hatred on an enemy. So we have seen numerous examples of this in history. The reparative charismatic, is quite glorious. I say of and examples like gandhi, Martin Luther king, and brought out in his followers, rescues rescuers seeking a leader. A state of being a follower of him. And the idea itself. And i say wayne can see, this rescuing of the followers and some of the powerful power of the base of the clinton. None of clayton, pardon me, of trump. I can see the connections of hate against mlb q and disabilities and immigrants etc. From his rhetoric. What is, they arise i say against jennas jewish synagogues and incredible amount of violence against synagogues. How is that connection being made. In many ways been stimulated by the far right. In fact, was endorsed by david duke, the former president of the ku klux klan. In this feeling it right wing rhetoric, and being the rising of people, what i see here. Its unfortunate because thats how it has him from being able to appeal from the center out. But it simulates feelings so that theres been some copycats entices cynicism in the riots against people of color and so forth. Do you see this is having adhd may be. Do you see him like he has such a short attention span. Attention deficit. That has been, alleged by some people following. There is kind of a disconcerting child from subject to subject. At times and at times hes been criticized as being almost incoherent but the issue is not reading. It is troubling and as i noted the liz of expertise pieces, that he has is quite extraordinary. His ability to snap to decisions almost impulsively is worrisome. So there are at times a absence of strategic thinking. That is part of what worries me. For example, should he feel impelled to follow his course, of rockets which. [inaudible conversation] in quickly reacting, and pushing that is finger on the nuclear button. That aspect of him is worrisome. Is just wondering if you thought he might become suicidal. No. [laughter] this is someone who learned to never give up and never yield Never Surrender and i say in one of my worries as i noted is in the interim between an inauguration vulnerable window in my judgment. During the presidency, he does not take no for an answer answered. And in less than manipulation, or immediate wave or Something Like that but its not, losses impossible. Be enlarged,. [inaudible conversation] thank you very much for your talk in the book. I wanted to ask if you could talk a little more about the bond between him and his followers because one of the things that when he got elected, i can sort of thing, i understand help maybe people felt betrayed in this country and they would vote for him. It is very hard for me to understand now how anybody could support him. Especially evangelicals that you talked about to say that we have children that we are putting cages and families torn apart and yet these people see theyre good christians. It defies logic and just something that he can explain it, is an excellent question. In the magnitude of his not responding to a base, not really responding other than to see this is the witchhunt or immediate praise or Something Like that. Its quite extraordinary. I say that is why i was trying to catch the mere hungry leader in response to the ideal hungry follower we fell and complete. Theres a large chunk cross at this. In being a top supporter. And difficult to give up. That heroic rescuer. That they have seen. He rewards them and they reward him. His foot. Thank you. Sue said the book 2004, and this is 2019 so theres a gap of Something Like so long, what prompted you to write this presidency rather than in the 2004, you analyze the enemies, theyre all enemies. Our leaders and the followers in the psychology of Political Behavior from saddam to chasing home, all of these bin laden, in comparison, from your research, what kind of foreign leader that she is something that donald trump. To be honest, i follow his suites. And i listen to a speech, almost everyone and i attended his speech only once. In richmond virginia, was the primary something. I never watch his business show. I never read his book to be homeless. Because of thought he just hired ghostwriters for him. But i find it is a very interesting personality. How could be a guy with zero experience in government or whatever. How could he convince 68 million americans. I cannot see they are stupid. I would see there are very smart. To elect him to the white house. This is mistreat to me all of these years. Thats why i is his speech. In a recent suite every to be honest. Thanks. Woa, i would suggest you would find the answered in the title of the book. Dangerous charisma. And i say weight cannot look at him in isolation. We must see him with the followers of who has it and candy neck to simulate the hatred and loyalty in the veneration of him. This to me is the very powerful and dangerous charismatic. Unfortunately we are at a time and if you have a question and youve not had a chance to ask. Feel free to ask why you getting looks fine or not. Otherwise can we get one more round of applause. [applause] thank you everyone so much for coming out. Books are available at the register and he will be right here happy to sign some. Might Research Directors were traveling here. Thank you. [applause] [background sounds] of tb in primetime starts now. 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