Personality Disorder that is rooted in equally Massive Low Self Esteem, which explains why he has to pump himself up all the time, and gets irate if anyone chips away at his false Persona. It's remarkable that so many are blind to his affliction...and its impact on everyone else given his position in the country.
Maureen's Op piece strikes a chord with me...different town (NYC for me), but the same educational "Mill"...i.e. Nuns through Elementary School. Fortunately, I didn't suffer her fate, but those Nuns had a way of pointing out the "Right Path". Unbelievable...and Dedicated...Educators.