Time for the 25th

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution allows for removal of a US President who is unable to discharge his duties.

On January 10, 2017 I sent this email to my father when he pointed out that DJT isn't the Oval's first narcissist:
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Dear Dad,

"Narcissism and "narcissitic personality disorder" are different.  

I've met plenty of narcissists but from my observation of DJT (and in spite of my total lack of psychological training) I say he's a wonderful match for narcissistic personality disorder.  Here is the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual 5 (DSM) definition of "narcissistic personality disorder".  As you may know, DSM is the definitive guidebook for classifying mental and emotional disorders used by all providers and payers: We've all seen all of these in DJT.

"The essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits. To diagnose narcissistic personality disorder, the following criteria must be met: 

A. Significant impairments in personality functioning manifest by: 

1. Impairments in self functioning (a or b): a. Identity: Excessive reference to others for self-definition and self-esteem regulation; exaggerated self-appraisal may be inflated or deflated, or vacillate between extremes; emotional regulation mirrors fluctuations in self-esteem. b. Self-direction: Goal-setting is based on gaining approval from others; personal standards are unreasonably high in order to see oneself as exceptional, or too low based on a sense of entitlement; often unaware of own motivations. 

AND 2. Impairments in interpersonal functioning (a or b): a. Empathy: Impaired ability to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others; excessively attuned to reactions of others, but only if perceived as relevant to self; over- or underestimate of own effect on others. b. Intimacy: Relationships largely superficial and exist to serve self-esteem regulation; mutuality constrained by little genuine interest in others‟ experiences and predominance of a need for personal gain 

B. Pathological personality traits in the following domain: 1. Antagonism, characterized by: a. Grandiosity: Feelings of entitlement, either overt or covert;self-centeredness; firmly holding to the belief that one is better than others; condescending toward others. b. Attention seeking: Excessive attempts to attract and be the focus of the attention of others; admiration seeking. 

C. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual‟s personality trait expression are relatively stable across time and consistent across situations. 

D. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual‟s personality trait expression are not better understood as normative for the individual‟s developmental stage or socio-cultural environment. 

E. The impairments in personality functioning and the individual‟s personality trait expression are not solely due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., severe head trauma)."

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I see nearly every criteria met by DJT's behavior every day.  The analysis of DJT in this piece raises his disease to an ever more dire level, classifying it as "malignant narcissism"

So it's not too soon to begin putting the 25th Amendment into action.