Psychiatrist Justin A. Frank Puts Trump on the Couch

Mike talks with Dr. Justin A. Frank, a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than forty years of experience in psychoanalysis. He’s the bestselling author of Bush on the Couch, Obama on the Couch, and most recently, Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President. Mike & Dr. Frank discuss: Donald Trump’s impressive psychological strengths what Dr. Frank sees as the president’s ‘creativity and brilliance’ how Donald Trump is like George Costanza how Donald Trump has become his own mother Barack Obama’s ‘obsessional bipartisan disorder’ Trump’s understanding of loyalty if Donald Trump is fit to be president and lots more Dr. Frank on Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to politicsguys.com/support. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Politics Guys on Facebook | XListener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. You can support us or change your level of support at patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. On Venmo, we’re @PoliticsGuys.The Politics Guys is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.