FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD J TRUMP

When Donald Trump came on the political scene I first typed him as a Power of Ambition character. He is very much a showman, loves the spotlight, and delights in applause. As time went on, I saw he has none of the easy charm, sense of humor, or the ability to effortlessly fit into any social situation. He is a bull in a china shop and a bully. There is a famous clip of Trump rudely elbowing aside other world leaders entering a summit. He is uncouth and ungainly.

Charisma and Fear

But Trump does have a certain undeniable charisma. He can whip his supporters into a frenzy. His appeal to them is purely emotional– Us vs Them. Donald Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” implies the country is no longer great and is, in fact, slipping away.  Outsiders are flooding in.  Social values are changing. “Real” American citizens are being marginalized and pushed out of positions of power.

These feelings drive unhappy, overwhelmingly white, voters to try to reclaim their superiority and assert their privilege. They want to change history back before the truly marginalized got “uppity” and forgot their place. They wanted a “strong man” to aggressively “put down” those who want social change.

Their Strength is a Weakness

Power of Will characters, like Donald Trump, divide the world into aggressors and victims, hunters and prey, and the strong and the weak. They believe it is better to be feared than to be loved. They never want to be seen as “soft” or vulnerable. They are incredibly formidable personalities. But their obsession with strength is their greatest weakness. They can’t admit they are wrong. They don’t listen to advice. Their reliance on “gut instinct” causes them to do impulsive things that often end in disaster.

Power of Will Characters will throw anyone under the bus if it comes down to a threat to their own survival. This is something Trump’s family might want to keep in mind. Love doesn’t figure into the equation.

Tony Soprano

Tony Soprano, another Power of Will Character, proved this with chilling dramatic effect.  Christopher Molisante is arguably one of the people Tony loves most in this world.  During a time when his nephew Christopher relapses and starts taking drugs again, he and Tony get in a car accident.  Christopher is babbling and Tony, afraid his secrets might be betrayed, kills Christopher with his bare hands and a discharged airbag.

In an earlier episode, Christopher says, “That’s the guy Adrianna, my uncle Tony. The guy I’m going to hell for.” Little did he know Tony would personally send him there. Love is ancillary, promises are meaningless, and assurances are worthless, as we’ve seen over and over in Trump’s White House.

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