Trump's Bullying Streak

Donald Trump is a brilliant businessman, he works like a dog, and he has a good taste. That does not however mean that he would make a good president.

The problem I see with Donald Trump is his bullying streak. If Ted Turner is his idea of a loser, then I don't know who isn't. Being a bully may be acceptable in business, but it is not rightful for the president of the United States.

For a long time Hillary Clinton was perceived as being mean-spirited. She has a lot of work toward correcting that perception, and she now has the respect of many people who did not respect her before. If Donald Trump wants to be a credible candidate, then he will need to do the same thing.

If you are a president then you have to care about the people; and I have not seen Donald Trump do that. His most famous line is, “You are fired.” If someone with such an attitude becomes president, then many people have a lot to fear; and not all of these people are bums.

Psychology Today has diagnosed Donald Trump as a narcissist. The problem with that diagnosis is that it would brand as pathological all sorts of major contributors to society. If wanting great success is narcissistic, then the people who've had great success, from Rockefeller to Reagan to Gates, are all narcissists; which means that America and the rest of the world owe vastly to people who have this disorder.

I do not care if Donald Trump is a narcissist. I care about his attitude toward the people. If he would accuse a billionaire of being a loser, then he will see everyone else as losers as well. That does not bode well for the American people. He would see them as losers, and he would treat them with complete disrespect.

So that while Donald Trump most certainly deserves respect for his accomplishments as a businessman, it does not mean that he is the right person for the White House. You do not want to have a bully running a country. To be a credible candidate Donald Trump will need to overcome his bullying tendencies; and only then will he be the right man for the job.