Republicans Push to Make 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' a Mental Illness [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Mar 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM EDT | Updated Mar 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM EDT
Five Republican Minnesota state senators are set to introduce a bill tomorrow that would classify "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS), which they define as an "acute onset of paranoia" regarding the presidencies of Donald Trump, as a mental illness, according to state documents. Newsweek has reached out to the state Senate minority and majority leaders for comment via contact form on Sunday morning.
Why It Matters
Throughout his presidential campaigns, Trump and his top communication advisers—including current White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung—have repeatedly accused many critics of having a "severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome," as Cheung previously told Newsweek. The phrase has also been used by Republican politicians and talk show hosts, among others. The bill seeking to classify TDS as a mental illness raises concerns about the politicization of mental health diagnoses, which could be used to misappropriate care, diminish other mental health concerns, and suppress dissent and political expression.
What To Know
On Monday, the bill is scheduled to be introduced and read before the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Text of the bill has been available online since Thursday. The five co-sponsors, state Senators Glenn Gruenhagen, Justin Eichorn, Nathan Wesenberg, Steve Drazkowski, and Eric Lucero say that TDS should be added to the definition of mental illness and incorporated into the state's legal definition through amended statutes.
The Republican legislators write that symptoms may include "Trump-induced general hysteria, which produces an inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences and signs of psychic pathology in President Donald J. Trump's behavior."
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/minnesota-senate-republicans-trump-derangement-syndrome-mental-illness-2045600
Looks like Mr. Walz needs to make a pitstop back home to give them a piece of his mind.
With a tied state House (after a loss of a (D) and a power-sharing agreement put in place that gave the GOP the Speakership, but restricted, and they will co-chair most committees now that the vacant (D) seat was replaced with a (D) last week), looks like they are off to a roaring start to "good governing"!!!1!!!!11!!!11 
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