Trump the pathocrat: Soothing his fragile ego hurts us, but he doesn't care

Trump is a pathocrat. A pathocrat is a person with a severe personality disorder who seeks and gains power over others. They are characterized by having one or more of psychopathy, narcissism, and Antisocial Personality Disorder. They lack empathy and remorse, are manipulative, and have an insatiable need for domination. Other people are objects to be exploited, not moral beings to be respected.

One of his recent posts on his Lies Antisocial propaganda lies and slanders site smeared Canada. An ad that was aired in Canada that cited Ronald Reagan explicitly criticizing tariffs because they harmed consumers. Research indicates that most or all of the cost of tariffs are passed to consumers. Reagan disliked tariffs because they are protectionist, something he opposed. The ad was truthful and accurately conveyed what Reagan said. In the ad, criticism of Trump and his tariffs was implicit but clear. 

To a narcissistic pathocrat, criticism demands retaliation. Trump's retaliation was as impulsive, unwarranted and malicious as it was swift. Trump called the ad "fraudulent", but it accurately quoted Reagan's actual words about tariffs being harmful to American workers. That assertion was a lie if he didn't know better. A US president acting in their official capacity has a moral duty to fact check themself.

The cost to assuage Trump's child ego will cost US consumers a lot. He imposed an added 10% tariff on Canada, which brings total tariffs to ~45%. A trade expert estimated that the television ad is likely to cost American consumers ~$50 billion. That's just because the mentally ill man-child is pissed off.

Actual malice in his response was clear. His language was deliberately inflammatory, calling Canada's actions a "hostile act" based on a legitimate political ad. This shows intent to damage Canada beyond policy disagreement.