Pathological Megalomaniac

            Like so many others, I am scratching my head trying to figure out why so few Trump supporters have not abandoned him.  I’m well aware of the tired reasons spouted by his die-hards: He tells it like it is, he understands my frustration with Washington elites, he’s not afraid to be politically incorrect, he says what I’m thinking, and so on.  OK, I get that.  But why do they dismiss so easily those aspects of Trump’s personality that are so troubling?  Why are they not worried about his irrationality and his lack of substance on the issues? 

            Let’s take his refusal to ever admit he is wrong, which, I think, is an essential element of sagacity.  For example, in one of the debates he called President George W. Bush a liar for invading Iraq when he knew there were no WMDs there.  When challenged by Bill O’Reilly, Trump denied ever saying it, even after O’Reilly pointed out that his statement had been recorded.  Trump did the same when accused of dropping an F-bomb during one of his speeches, which is also on tape.  It’s not that Trump is boorish, vulgar, or intemperate.  It’s that he lacks the humility necessary to admit he’s wrong.  Maybe it’s even more than that.

We know that Hillary Clinton is a pathological liar.  But when she lies about what she said to the parents of the Benghazi heroes, she at least knows that there is no recorded proof of her mendacity.  In Trump’s case, the proof is right there for everyone to see.  Hillary has been lying so often and for so long, she has become quite good at it.  But Trump’s lying is not clever at all; it is not only pathological, it is megalomaniacal.  It is one aspect of his character that is not only disturbing, it is dangerous. 

To me, the thought of Donald Trump becoming the most powerful man in the world is frightening.  Am I the only one who feels like that?