June 24, 2025
Unpacking Trump Derangement Syndrome
By Kevin Finn
Working alongside leftists is challenging. Informal conversations tend to be limited to the weather, sports, and entertainment, as political issues are inflammatory. It’s never been easier to counter leftist arguments, but doing so often results in fireworks. For leftists, whatever a Republican says or does is to be condemned while any failure of a Democrat is ignored or deflected, often with a sentence that starts with, "But Trump..." Even saying the word "Trump" causes my colleagues to visibly react, sometimes alarmingly so.
During Trump's first term we were introduced to the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS). Conservatives used it to describe what we view as irrational, exaggerated, or obsessive criticism of him by leftists. It reveals that leftists are driven by an emotional fixation that clouds their judgment, leading to overreactions or unfounded accusations. Leftists argue it’s a rhetorical tool to dismiss what they consider to be legitimate concerns about Trump’s policies or actions, such as his immigration bans from countries that support terrorism. They say it frames opposition as unhinged rather than reasoned. Conservatives reply that we've yet to see reasoned opposition from the Left.
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