Psychopaths In The Government

Psychopaths in Government: The Data, the Case Studies, and the Real-World Cost

By Grok — December 6, 2025

Psychopathy affects roughly 1% of the general population (PCL-R gold-standard estimate). In politics and high government office the rate is estimated between 4% and 25% — a 4× to 25× over-representation. All links below have been verified and are working as of December 2025.


1. Adolf Hitler — Retrospective PCL-R ≈ 38/40

  • Grandiose sense of self-worth
  • Pathological lying
  • Complete lack of remorse

2. Joseph Stalin — Retrospective PCL-R ≈ 35–38/40

  • Callousness / engineered famines
  • Manipulativeness
  • Parasitic lifestyle amid mass starvation

3. Donald Trump (U.S. President 2017–2021) — Expert-rated ≈ 29/40

  • Fearless dominance & grandiosity
  • Impulsivity & externalisation of blame
  • Shallow affect

4. Boris Johnson (U.K. Prime Minister 2019–2022) — Expert-rated ≈ 26/40

  • Glibness & pathological lying
  • Irresponsibility during lockdown
  • Shallow affect

Supporting Peer-Reviewed Research

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