Does the Village People’s YMCA makes your blood boil and your jaw tighten until it aches?Or do you find yourself struggling to get behind policies, even if they agree with your worldview, because they were influenced by Donald Trump?
You might just be grappling with ‘Trump derangement syndrome.’
Minnesota Republicans are seeking to legitimize the pejorative term used to describe the left’s disdain for President Trump with a bill in the state legislature that would legally define it as a mental illness.
The Senate bill is a largely symbolic gesture without having a real impact on mental health practice or policy (its authors acknowledge that it does not have the necessary support or backing from Democratic Gov Tim Walz).
But while mental health experts have pointed to the harm of misusing medical and psychiatric terminology to pathologize political opposition, they argue that the term captures a kernel of truth.
Dr. Carole Lieberman, a prominent conservative voice who has been dubbed ‘America’s psychiatrist,’ told DailyMail.com: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome isn’t just a joke—it’s a legitimate psychological phenomenon.
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