The former soldier tried to ban Louise Hunt from wearing make-up, sought to alter the way she dressed, refused to let her go out without him, and did not want her to socialise with her male friends.
The power struggle behind the scenes may also carry added weight because at the heart of this escalating feud lies a deeper question as to w ho will control the soul of the MAGA movement.
In the UK, thousands of men over 40 are addicted to pornography, and it's clear to me as a sex and relationship therapist that this addiction is destroying sex lives and marriages.
Trump divides the world into winners and losers. Putin, in his view, is an epic winner. And the fact that the Russian President uses the most brutal of methods to win is a reason for infatuation.