(In spite of that, energy bills have increased as much as 13% since Trump took office.) Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementBut psychologists say there’s another classic narcissist tactic that Trump appears to employ with alarming frequency that’s less talked about: DARVO: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. And because most of us are unfamiliar with DARVO, we’re not well equipped to counter the tactic. Chip Somodevilla via Getty ImagesExpert says Trump’s use of DARVO is ‘exceptionally blatant.’As Freyd and Harsey wrote in The Hill, Trump has been using DARVO from the start. It appears Trump has enabled those in his inner circle to follow suit when it comes to using DARVO.

Source: Huffington Post March 16, 2026 11:21 UTC