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Have had a lot of experience with NPD and BPD.  I agree with your judgment exactly:  that Trump displays about half of those traits, but the ones he misses on, make NPB pretty unlikely from my standpoint.

Nobody here has talked about how self-assured and well-adjusted his daughters are, and why his very likeable sons think he is an Olympic deity.  Every mom and dad knows that you cannot fake good kids - that your adult children are huge commentaries on you as a person.

Every single person I've counseled who manifested NPD and BPD had very dysfunctional families.  Without any exception.  ALMOST without exception, a person with NPD or BPD has most of his family members who can't stand to be in the same room with him.

I have to say, in good nature ... if a person is desperate to minimize Don Jr. and Ivanka, that they are too emotional about the situation to judge Trump even-handedly.

For me it's a poker tell, whether a person responds to Eric, Don Jr. and Ivanka by waving them off, rather than simply acknowledging them as a big plus for him.  Donald Trump's kids are better-adjusted than mine are; how 'bout you other mommies and daddies?

I don't say it proves he's a great guy.  If he called and invited me to dinner, I would flatly decline to go.  Would like to see points made on both sides of Trump's ledger, though.

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