Weird & disturbing facts about Donald Trump's personality

[red dog 1]

Janet Allon
Alternet (via Raw Story)
December 23, 2016

(From: "These 7 weird and disturbing facts about Donald Trump will make your skin crawl&quot

Senator Al Franken who formerly made his living in comedy, recently made a weirdly unsettling observation about Donald Trump.
He never seems to laugh.
And it's true.
The New York Times reporter to whom Franken made the comment did some research, observing Trump at events where normal people tend to crack up, like the Al Smith Dinner,
Though Trump smiles, he never laughs outright.

"I don't know what it is," Franken says.

We don't know either, but it's creepy.

An abundance of pieces have been written about Donald Trump's malignantly narcissistic personality, his lack of impulse control, his gnat-like attention span on any topic but his own fabulousness, his complete disregard for the truth, and the fact that he's a racist, sexist bully who may also be fairly unintelligent.

But he also has some weird and disturbing personality tics that are less frequently mentioned, but which nevertheless give us the heebie jeebies.

HE'S A GERMOPHOBE IN THE EXTREME
Trump has called the practice of shaking hands "barbaric."
He won't shake hands with his children's teachers because teachers are in touch with too many germy kids.
Perhaps on the belief that it distances him from germs, he drinks with a straw and eats pizza with a fork.

HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PETS
Trump will be the first president in 150 years not to have a pet, if you count James Polk's horses.
It does not even appear that Trump likes animals much, if his family's enthusiast for trophy hunting is any indication.
He has been publicly criticized by the Humane Society of the United States for having cozy relationships with anti-animal welfare zealots who rake in profits from puppy mills, agribusiness, trophy hunting, factory farming, and horse slaughterhouses.
(Recent science has shown us that caring for animals is a big part of what teaches us empathy, since domesticated animals are completely dependent on human beings)

HE HAS BIZARRE IDEAS ABOUT EXERCISE AND SLEEP
The fast-food loving germophobe-in-chief also has some notion that exercise is bad for you.
Trump also seems to think that needing sleep shows weakness, and claims to only sleep three or four hours a night, which leaves him plenty of time to tweet at people who have affronted him.

THE SUIT THING
Trump is never seen in anything but a suit.(except when he plays golf)
A suit is fitting attire for a businessman, but he reportedly demanded that his college-age son wear a suit to a baseball game by one account.
Donald Jr.'s college dorm mate recounted the story on Facebook during the campaign,
"Don Jr. opened the door, wearing a Yankee jersey." Scott Melker, now a Florida Realtor, wrote,
"Without saying a word, his father slapped him across the face, knocking him to the floor in front of all his classmates.
He simply said, 'put on a suit and meet me outside,' and closed the door."

Read entire article:
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/these-7-weird-and-disturbing-facts-about-donald-trumps-personality-will-make-your-skin-crawl/

[MFM008]

1. Everything is weird

About this toad.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Interesting. And weird.

The belief about needing only 3 or 4 hours of sleep is the most disturbing. While different people do have somewhat different sleep needs, only 3 or 4 hours is NOT enough, and people who are consistently sleep deprived tend to be unable to make good decisions about anything.

I've been reading various stuff about sleep research for years, and the modern notion that people don't really need very much sleep is totally wrong.

[MountCleaners]

3. He doesn't wear jeans

What kind of red-blooded "populist" doesn't wear jeans?

I swear I miss GWB. I mean, get a ranch and ride some horses or do SOMETHING American.

[red dog 1]

4. Also "W" had dogs

Trump hates animals.

I don't trust people who hate animals.

[mnhtnbb]

7. Animals probably don't like him, either. Many of them have a sixth sense

about people and ones that cannot be trusted.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. Well that bald eagle sure hated his ass, that's for sure.

I can never watch that too many times. Makes me feel all warm inside.

[WilliamH1474]

9. I gotta say

I giggle like a school girl when I see that clip. That Bird was not having any of his nonsense

[red dog 1]

18. I can't get enough of that clip

It looks like it's a plate with a burger & fries (Trump's favorite food)
and Trump apparently tries to pick up one on the French fries, which the eagle considers to be his.

[whathehell]

27. That the Bald eagle is a symbol of America makes it twice as satisfying..

[Maru Kitteh]

29. Mr. Trump, this is America, and he wants to dig your eyes out with a spork

er, I mean his beak.

[whathehell]

32. It IS interesting..

I don't know if those birds are cranky, or what, but he certainly didn't seem to like Mr. Trump.

[Ilsa]

36. I agree. I don't trust people who hate animals, ether.

I'll make exceptions for anyone who is afraid of animals or doesn't like certain creatures like snakes or bugs or vermin. But to not feel anything for the lovableness of our furry friends is strikingly disturbing.

[milestogo]

39. And "W" also had a real wife and real kids.

[Raine]

11. Him wearing suits doesn't bother me. I like guys in suits BUT it should be the person's

choice, slapping his son to the ground because he wasn't wearing a suit is awful, it's abusive.

[forgotmylogin]

28. I've seen pictures of him in a polo shirt golfing.

Not that it's an improvement.


Now the not laughing part...that's like not having a soul.

[Maru Kitteh]

40. Ugh. I need that spork America.

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. G dubs didn't even ride horses

It was reported that he was scared of them, but at least he did appear to like dogs

[red dog 1]

19. John Wayne was also afraid of horses

Bush 43 was like his dad, "All hat no cattle"

[Dem2]

5. Seems he's reached a kind of pinacle

Why do I think he's going to lose his mind in short order?

[zippythepinhead]

10. He already has

IMHO.


















at least I'll never have to see turtle mcconnell's smirking face again.

[red dog 1]

20. "I'll never have to see turtle mcconnell's smirking face again"?

Why is that?

McConnell is still the Senate Majority Leader, isn't he?

[zippythepinhead]

23. after the drump apocolise

[uponit7771]

14. Or he has already lost it

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Not shaklng hands is not that unusual now days.

I have avoided it when I was working with the public and now that I am retired, and there are actually Public Health articles encouraging not shaking hands.

[uponit7771]

13. Yeap...He has murder tendacies or is agnostic to them... Would put some money on it

[BSdetect]

15. His willingness to deal with crooks and dictators

He is no mensa candidate but thinks he can outsmart Putin, Mexico, whoever he can name...

[moondust]

16. Another germophobe:

Howard Hughes--the billionaire aviator, motion-picture producer and business tycoon--spent most of his life trying to avoid germs. Toward the end of his life, he lay naked in bed in darkened hotel rooms in what he considered a germ-free zone. He wore tissue boxes on his feet to protect them. And he burned his clothing if someone near him became ill.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug05/hughes.aspx

Maybe that's where Drumpfy got the idea.

[red dog 1]

21. The movie about Howard Hughes, "Aviator"..

shows how Hughes was germophobic from an early age.

I wonder if Twitler was germophobic from an early age too?

[Initech]

17. How can you be a fast food loving germophobe?

Most fast food places are some of the uncleanest you could possibly go to!

[red dog 1]

22. Because he's an idiot?

[zippythepinhead]

24. No telling how much spit and sperm

he has eaten on those burgers.

[JHan]

25. He's a truck load of insecurities.

[question everything]

26. And no church affiliation

Not that it matters, but candidates, traditionally, made a point of attending church.

And, yes, I've often thought how his red, or white baseball hat is a strange combination with his suits.

[bdamomma]

30. he has

some issues, his father was a bully and so is he.

He has some deep mental issues too bad a psychiatrist couldn't put him under hypnosis. Really he needs it.

I can see him doing a lot of damage he needs help.

[Ilsa]

31. Correction: there are pics of him in a polo shirt and trousers to play golf.

They've been posted on DU. Now I suspect he wears a suit to everything else.

The germophobe, no pets, little sleep, little laughter, etc is all creepy.

[red dog 1]

33. Have you ever seen ANYONE play golf in a suit and tie?

(I amended the Raw Story article slightly)

[Ilsa]

34. No, of course not. But the article said he's

Never seen in anything other than a suit and tie.

[red dog 1]

35. Not any more it doesn't!

[Ilsa]

37. Great! nt

[oberliner]

38. The very definition of click bait

What an idiotic article.