Shrinking Trump

Trump’s cognitive confusion continues!


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Your favorite clinical psychologists, John Gartner and Harry Segal, review Trump’s confusion over the Epstein debacle, sound the alarm about the firing of Colbert and the purchase of CBS, and discuss the implications of sexual perpetrators in power with the ever-inspiring Matthew Ditty, trauma expert, therapist and educator.


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In the first segment, Gartner and Segal zero in on Trump’s Epstein meltdown. He’s thrown out one excuse after another—calling the mounting evidence “fake news,” feigning ignorance about key documents, then lashing out at prosecutors by name. As these psychologists point out, each denial and flip-flop isn’t just arrogance—it’s a glaring sign of cognitive strain. They map how malignant narcissism and creeping confusion feed reckless political posturing, turning a scandal into a national crisis of leadership.

Next, they sound the alarm on Trump’s assault on late night and legacy media. After firing Stephen Colbert, Trump floated acquiring CBS outright—an unabashed power grab against anyone who dares criticize him. Gartner and Segal unpack how this move echoes classic authoritarian playbooks: silence your critics, consolidate control, blur the line between state and private enterprise. If a president can weaponize a broadcast network at will, what guardrails remain for truth and free speech?

Then comes Matthew Ditty, therapist, educator, and trauma specialist, who guides listeners through the dark undercurrents of sexual violence at the highest levels. Drawing on the Epstein revelations, Ditty shows how survivors’ trauma is compounded when institutions protect powerful offenders. He explains why public reckoning matters—not just for politics, but for collective healing. When perpetrators sit in the Oval Office, every act of denial or cover-up retraumatizes victims and erodes public trust.

Throughout the episode, Gartner, Segal, and Ditty weave a chilling portrait: a president under cognitive distress, striking out at anyone who holds power to account, while enabling the very abuses that threaten democracy. They urge listeners to see these patterns not as isolated scandals but as part of a broader slide toward autocracy—one fueled by confusion, cruelty, and misplaced loyalty.

Tune in to this unflinching episode of Shrinking Trump wherever you get your podcasts. Understanding the psychology behind today’s headlines isn’t just academic—it’s our first line of defense against a presidency in freefall.


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