Malignant narcissism gained public attention in recent years – the intersection of antisocial-psychopathic personality and narcissism suffused with sadistic aggression.
It is not sufficient to feel important & special; someone else must be demeaned or vanquished. @JonathanShedler
It’s sad that just about everyone has learned about malignant narcissism from one of our supposed “leaders”.
Unfortunately, it appears to have spread to a populus beyond understanding.