Trump defends Susie Wiles after she says he has alcoholic’s personality

The concept of alcoholic personality has been thrust into conversation after Wiles' comments, especially because Trump does not drink.

The comment, published in Vanity Fair, compared Trump’s intensity and self-confidence with what Wiles, who grew up with an alcoholic father, described as traits she observed in people with alcohol issues. She said high-functioning alcoholics may have “exaggerated personalities” like believing “there’s nothing he can’t do.”

Psychologists and addiction specialists caution that there is no official psychiatric diagnosis called “alcoholic personality.”