3. Washington could easily be assigned other types as well
Another consideration for Washington’s personality type could be ENTJ (Extravert, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging), also called the Commander. Such types are people of decision and quick action once a decision has been made. Such people are natural leaders, charismatic, confident. They can and do easily overwhelm others with their sheer presence. All of these traits have been assigned to Washington. But commanders also often possess a ruthless streak, a determination to achieve one’s goals even if doing so requires putting scruples aside. Such a description would not apply to Washington as easily as it would say, Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill eagerly sought approval and readily expressed resentment when he did not get it. Undeniably charismatic, he made the Latin phrase Carpe Diem (Seize the day) his personal motto. And throughout his career, he could be quite ruthless with anything or anyone who blocked his path.
Churchill ordered the British Fleet to attack the French Navy in North Africa, leading to the deaths of numerous French sailors and civilian personnel. He was an unapologetic imperialist, staunchly supportive of the British Empire, which he sought to retain after the Second World War. His political writings and even many of the memoranda he wrote while in various offices were invariably self-serving. He used many of them as sources in his later books, including his six-volume The Second World War. Churchill believed British rule to be better for the people than self-rule throughout the empire. He described it as “our responsibility to the native races”, echoing Rudyard Kipling’s White Man’s Burden. A complex, often confusing, and controversial man, Churchill certainly exhibited the traits of the Commander, even in those periods in which he was not in command.