Trump fits profile of a hurting little kid

Trump fits profile of a 'hurting little kid' trapped in a 'pit of neediness': historian

Neediness is a complex topic that can be viewed from different angles. According to an article on Psychology Today, having needs is important to one’s success, and social needs fuel one’s drive to connect with others and succeed. The article also suggests that everyone has needs, and the rejection or violation of these needs may trigger a range of emotions including fear, anger, vengefulness, disappointment, frustration, sadness, and possibly determination 1.

On the other hand, Dictionary.com defines neediness as “a condition of want or need; poverty; indigence” 2. Similarly, The Free Dictionary defines it as “being in need; impoverished” or “wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree” 3.

It’s important to note that neediness can be subjective and context-dependent. What one person considers needy may not be the same for another. In general, it’s healthy to have needs and express them in a constructive manner. However, when one’s needs become excessive or interfere with their ability to function independently, it may be a cause for concern.

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Former President Donald Trump regularly makes self-pitying statements about the multiple legal challenges he's facing after having been indicted on 91 felony counts in four different congressional jurisdictions.

The Washington Post this week talked with Paul Elovitz, a psychohistorian at New Jersey's Ramapo College who creates psychological profiles of past presidents and who believes that Trump's habit of making himself out to be a martyr figure likely stems from having an unloving family.


"When he’s in trouble, he goes back to this sense of grievance and the grandiose language," Elovitz explained. "Grandiosity is a coverup for a hurting little kid who can never fill that pit of neediness, that sense of grievance that goes back to when his mother couldn’t give him the love he needed at a very young age."

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Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, who knows Trump on a far more personal level than Elovitz, shared a similar assessment about the former president's psychological makeup.

"To protect his incredibly fragile ego, he needs to create this victimization,” Cohen explained to the Post. “The problem can’t be him, so who else can it be? That’s where the martyrdom comes in: He has to shift the blame on someone else, and then he can say, ‘The only one standing in between them and you is me.’”

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