What’s Wrong With Trump? A Neuroscientist Explains His Brain

 Mon 12:40 pm +00:00, 26 Jan 2026  1

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Is Donald Trump addicted to attention, incapable of empathy, and neurologically unlike a normal human being? In this episode of Cults, Culture, and Coercion, Dr. Steven Hassan interviews neuroscientist and psychologist Dr. Frank R. George on Trump’s pathological narcissism, his addictive dopamine-driven personality, MAGA cult dynamics, and the dangers of malignant narcissism in leaders.

Dr. Frank R. George is an internationally recognized expert in psychology, neuroscience, narcissism, and addiction, with a PhD from the University of Colorado and former senior leadership at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Drawing on decades of research, Dr. George explains why Trump’s brain does not function like a neurotypical brain, how narcissistic supply operates like a drug, and why loss of attention triggers rage, collapse, and increasingly extreme behavior.