Trump’s First Day will Live in Infamy: American Carnage Begins Now
Shrinking Trump
Really American Media
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🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Hosts Dr. John Gartner and Dr. Harry Segal review Trump’s dangerous first day in office with the help of guest Hafiz Rashid, an intrepid journalist from the New Republic, who shares his reporting on the 220 executive orders that went into effect on January 20th.
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In a world where Donald Trump’s return to power threatens to upend our democracy, our hosts tackle the psychological and political implications of his presidency. Drawing on their deep expertise, they bring clarity to the chaos.
Hafiz Rashid, a journalist from the New Republic, joins the show to provide extremely valuable insights into the media's role, and the potential dangers ahead for journalists willing to hold the administration accountable.
We’ll dive right into the troubling start of Donald Trump's new term, which our hosts describe as akin to the rise of a Russian-style oligarchy. Through the unique lens of these top clinical psychologists, we’ll reflect on Trump's inauguration, where tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg set the backdrop.
We’ll also point out how his inauguration speech, rife with aggressive language, reflects his worsening malignant narcissism. Described as a harbinger of a new “oligarchic” age in America, they analyze Trump’s obvious allegiance to the billionaire class in his speech.
Our hosts don’t hold back when it comes to Elon Musk’s bizarre behavior this week, including his alleged Nazi salute. Dr. Gartner and Dr. Siegel dissect the psychological dimensions of these kinds of displays of power, and unchecked grandiosity.
We’ll also talk about the incredulous blanket pardons given to the violent Jan 6 insurrectionists, and discuss how Trump’s meme coin is nothing more than a means to “cash in” on his presidency.
As Dr. Gartner and Dr. Siegel stress, now is the time for resistance-and psychological resilience is more important than ever. So be sure to join us next week as we continue to remain vigilant and proactive in these uncertain times.
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| 0:59.9 | I'm Dr. John Gartner. |
| 1:01.8 | And I'm Dr. Harry Siegel. |
| 1:04.0 | And welcome to the session of shrinking Trump. |
| 1:06.8 | John and I have been doing this show since April. |
| 1:09.4 | This is our 37th episode. And John and I are been doing this show since April. This is our 37th episode. |
| 1:11.6 | And John and I are both clinical psychologists. |
| 1:14.6 | So although we have our views and our take on political events, we're really bringing the framework of psychology and clinical psychology to the things that are happening in our public discourse, |
| 1:31.3 | primarily a president that we're quite concerned about, who has shown signs of dementia, |
| 1:39.3 | and more importantly, signs of malignant narcissism. |
| 1:44.7 | That's a personality disorder that results in people like Donald Trump, |
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