Psychopath

Plouffe: 'We have a psychopath running for president'

The former Obama adviser says Clinton is likely to win in a landslide.

By Isaac Arnsdorf

President Barack Obama's former campaign manager on Sunday called Donald Trump "a psychopath."

"We have a psychopath running for president," David Plouffe said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd. "I mean, he meets the clinical definition, OK?"

After Todd pushed back that Plouffe isn't a psychologist and that such claims frustrate voters, Plouffe elaborated, "The grandiose notion of self-worth, pathological lying, lack of empathy and remorse. So I think he does; right, I don't have a degree in psychology."

Plouffe opined that the race is already unwinnable for Trump because, he said, Hillary Clinton is guaranteed 269 electoral votes, including those from Virginia and Colorado. "There's maybe a 20 percent chance it's close — 2 or 3 points; I think it's likely going to be a landslide," he said.

Plouffe did say there are "legitimate questions" about conflicts of interest at the Clinton Foundation. But he said the charity shouldn't shut down, because it does great work.