Lawmakers aim to enforce ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ as a classified mental health disorder
The phrase has been employed by Donald Trump himself for a long time as a means of retaliating against anyone who criticize him.
A small group of Republicans is pushing for the official classification of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ as a mental disorder, sparking heated debates.
Some individuals who exhibit extreme negative reactions to Donald Trump and his supporters are being labeled as suffering from a so-called “fake syndrome”. While this term has been frequently used by Trump and his supporters, it has never been officially recognized as a legitimate mental disorder. However, a small group of Republicans is now pushing to have Trump Derangement Syndrome classified as one.
The phrase “derangement syndrome” was first popularized by Charles Krauthammer in the early 2000s to describe political reactions, originally in reference to critics of George W. Bush during his presidency. Now, the term “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is emerging as a new label, yet its exact meaning remains a bit of a mystery.
The law would define this alleged condition as “the acute emergence of paranoia in otherwise normal individuals in reaction to the policies and presidency of Donald Trump.”
The proposal to classify Trump Derangement Syndrome as a legally recognized mental disorder has been introduced by members of the Republican Party, including Eric Lucero, Steve Drazkowski, Nathan Wesenberg, Justin D. Eichorn, and Glenn H. Gruenhagen. This effort is part of a legislative bill called Bill SF 2589, which was set for its initial reading by the Health and Human Services Committee on March 17.
Regarding the measure, Glenn H. Gruenhagen expressed his enthusiasm, saying he was “glad” to be part of the push for its passage.
Glenn H. Gruenhagen took to Facebook over the weekend to express his support for the bill, saying: “I am proud to be one of the co-authors on this bill which calls attention to the oftentimes outrageous, violent, and unreasonable reactions we’ve seen towards a President who loves America and wants us to be prosperous, strong, safe, and great again.”
However, the proposal has drawn significant backlash from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) of Minnesota. Darwin Forsyth, a spokesperson for the DFL, criticized the bill, stating: “This is why Minnesota Republicans have lost every statewide election in recent memory – every time they get an opportunity to try to improve Minnesotans’ lives, they instead double down on an agenda that caters to their party’s most extreme right-wing activists.”
The bill has also faced strong opposition from Erin Murphy, the majority leader of the Senate, who referred to it as “possibly the worst bill in Minnesota history.”
Erin Murphy also condemned the bill, stating: “If it is intended to be a joke, then it is a waste of staff time and resources that are provided by taxpayers, and it trivializes important concerns related to mental health. It is an affront to the right to free speech and an expression of a frightening level of fealty to an authoritarian president, if the authors are even serious about what they are doing.”
