Since Donald Trump’s emergence on the political stage, a Deep State-induced and media-supported force majeure has gripped a significant swath of the American populace, particularly those ensconced in the Progressive and Democratic Socialist camps. "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (Trump Derangement Syndrome) describes an irrational, visceral hatred of President Trump that transcends policy and political disagreements and veers into unhinged obsession, emotional instability, and a rejection of reason itself.
Far from a mere political buzzword, Trump Derangement Syndrome has roots in established psychological principles—groupthink, cognitive dissonance, and tribal identity—and its spread reveals the rot at the core of Progressive ideology. Worse, it poses a direct threat to the United States’ foundational principles of individualism and liberty, corroding discourse and empowering collectivist dogma over personal freedom.
Trump Derangement Syndrome isn’t just hyperbole slung by opportunistic right-wing pundits; it’s an observable condition marked by an inability to engage rationally with Mr. Trump—or anything associated with him. A perfect example was Democrats' inability to acknowledge a young boy who has beaten cancer or the parents of slain children during Trump’s speech to the joint session of Congress.
Sufferers exhibit symptoms ranging from pious self-righteous indignation, like the aforementioned, to unhinged rants on social media and outright denial of reality when confronted with Trump’s achievements, like economic growth pre-COVID or Middle East peace deals.
The term, first popularized during his 2016 campaign, captures how otherwise functional adults devolve into frothing ideologues at the mere mention of his name. It’s not about policy critique—reasonable people can debate cutting fraud and waste, tax cuts or border security—but about a Pavlovian meltdown triggered by Trump’s persona.
Progressives and Democratic Socialists, who fancy themselves “champions of tolerance and nuance,” are Trump Derangement Syndrome’s primary vectors. Their reaction isn’t rooted in Trump’s actions alone but in what he represents: a brash, unapologetic rejection of their sanctimonious worldview. Trump’s refusal to bow to political correctness or genuflect before the altar of collectivist orthodoxy and Cultural Marxism sends them into a tailspin, exposing the fragility of their ideology. What’s billed as “moral outrage” is often just psychological overload—an inability to reconcile their self-image as enlightened saviors with a reality that doesn’t bend to their whims.
Trump Derangement Syndrome isn’t a random outburst; it’s a textbook case of psychological mechanisms gone haywire, fueled by the usual suspect echo chambers of Progressive thought.
Start with groupthink, the phenomenon where conformity trumps critical thinking (no pun intended). In Leftist enclaves—be it academia, media, or urban bubbles (or the smoky back rooms of K Street)—dissenting from the anti-Trump narrative is social suicide. The result? A hive-mind conviction that Trump is not just wrong but evil incarnate, with no room for debate. This isn’t principled opposition; it’s a cult-like obsession, where questioning the orthodoxy risks excommunication and the telegraphing of that cult-like mindset onto those free from Trump Derangement Syndrome is tantamount to mandatory.
Then there’s cognitive dissonance, the mental strain of holding conflicting beliefs. Progressives pride themselves on being the "party of science" and compassion, yet Trump’s electoral success and policy wins—like record-low minority unemployment—clash with their narrative of him as a bumbling bigot. Rather than adjust their worldview, they double down, concocting elaborate conspiracies (Russian collusion, anyone?) or dismissing facts outright. This isn’t reason; it’s a tantrum of the petulant dressed up as analysis.
Finally, tribal identity seals the deal. Democratic Socialism thrives on dividing the world into oppressors and oppressed, a Marxist tenet, with Trump cast as the ultimate oppressor. For the Progressive faithful, hating him isn’t just politics—it’s a badge of pseudo-moral-superiority. This tribalism blinds them to their own contradictions: championing “diversity” while demanding lockstep conformity, or preaching “equity” while sneering at working-class voters who backed Trump, or lauding transparency while attacking Elon Musk for finding waste, corruption, and fraud in the departments and agencies of Deep State Washington, DC and it’s manufactured NGO world.
Psychologically, Trump Derangement Syndrome is less about Trump and more about the Left’s need to cling to a crumbling identity as society’s self-appointed guardians.
Trump Derangement Syndrome isn’t just a personal quirk; it’s a wrecking ball smashing through America’s civic fabric.
The United States was built on debate, compromise, and a shared commitment to democratic norms—values Progressives claim to uphold but abandon the moment Trump enters the frame. Their derangement has poisoned discourse, turning politics into a screaming match where facts are optional and opponents are dehumanized. When less-than-funny late-night talkshow hosts, journalists, and politicians alike spend years fixating on Trump’s every tweet instead of substantive issues, they don’t just dumb down the public—they serve as the toadies of the American Fifth Column, eroding trust in institutions already on life support.
Worse, Trump Derangement Syndrome fuels a dangerous polarization that threatens national unity. By painting Trump and his supporters—literally half the country—as irredeemable fascists, Progressives justify any tactic to “save democracy,” from censoring speech to weaponizing federal agencies, to the rationalization of violence and worse.
The 2020 riots, egged on by Leftist rhetoric about systemic evil, weren’t a cry for justice but a symptom of a nation unmoored by irrational hatred. Democratic Socialists—like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and “The Squad,” political opportunists like US Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and US Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and throwbacks like US Rep. Al Green (D-TX)—cheer this violence and celebrated the chaos, dreaming of a collectivist utopia rising from the ashes, but the reality is a fractured America.
This obsession also hands foreign adversaries a gift-wrapped advantage.
While China builds its global influence and Russia probes our weaknesses, Trump Derangement Syndrome keeps America’s elites fixated on non-existent domestic bogeymen. The Progressive fixation on Trump as the root of all evil distracts from real threats, leaving the nation vulnerable. It’s no coincidence that the same voices shrieking about Trump’s every move stay silent on Beijing’s atrocities, i.e., the practice of slave labor and human oppression, and their expansionist policies of conquest internationally—their moral compass is too warped by derangement to see beyond their own psychosis.
At its core, Trump Derangement Syndrome is a dagger aimed at individualism, the bedrock of American identity. Progressivism and Democratic Socialism despise the rugged, self-reliant character that built this country, favoring instead a nanny-state vision where the collective eclipses the person.
Trump, for all his flaws, embodies individualism—unpolished, defiant, and allergic to groupthink. His very existence challenges the Progressive dogma that individuals must submit to a totalitarian definition of the “greater good” as defined by coastal elites and socialist ideologues.
Trump Derangement Syndrome amplifies this hostility by reducing people to their tribal affiliations. If you support Trump, you’re not an individual with reasoned views—you’re a racist, a deplorable, a threat to be crushed. This collectivist lens—again, rooted in Marxism—obliterates personal agency, demanding conformity to the anti-Trump crusade or outright ostracism. It’s a psychological straitjacket, and Progressives wield it gleefully, oblivious to the irony of their “inclusion” crusade punishing independent thought.
The economic fallout is just as grim. Democratic Socialists like US Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and AOC exploit Trump Derangement Syndrome to push policies—Green New Deals, wealth taxes, the centralization of government at the federal level—that stomp on individual achievement. Their argument hinges on fearmongering: Trump’s “capitalist excess” must be reined in by state control. Never mind that his tax cuts spurred growth while their schemes tanked economies from Caracas to Havana. Trump Derangement Syndrome blinds them to evidence, letting ideology override the individual’s right to prosper free of government shackles.
Liberty, America’s lifeblood, fares no better under Trump Derangement Syndrome. The deranged Left’s reaction to Trump has birthed a censorship culture that would make Orwell blush. Social media bans, “disinformation” task forces, and cancel and doxxing campaigns—all justified by the need to stop Trump’s “dangerous” influence—it all chips away at free speech.
Progressives who once claimed to defend the First Amendment, are now so affected by Trump Derangement Syndrome that it forces the revelation of their true colors: liberty’s fine until it clashes with their agenda.
This authoritarian streak extends to the state itself. The Russia hoax, the impeachment circuses, the criminal January 6th overreach—each was a Trump Derangement Syndrome-fueled power grab, bending legal norms to “get” Trump. Democratic Socialists cheer these moves, dreaming of a government strong enough to enforce their pseudo-utopia. But liberty isn’t a bargaining chip; once eroded, it’s gone.
The more Trump Derangement Syndrome drives Progressives to sacrifice rights for revenge, the closer we edge to a system where dissent itself is criminalized.
Even the concept of personal responsibility—a liberty cornerstone—crumbles under Trump Derangement Syndrome. By blaming Trump for every ill, from the pseudo-science of climate change to COVID deaths, Progressives absolve individuals of accountability. It’s not your job to adapt or innovate; it’s Trump’s fault, and the state must fix it. This victimhood cult, supercharged by derangement, breeds dependence, not freedom—a perfect fit for Socialism’s totalitarian and soul-crushing embrace.
Trump Derangement Syndrome isn’t just a psychological curiosity; it’s a Progressive-spawned cancer eating away at America’s soul. Rooted in neo-Marxian groupthink, dissonance, and tribal rage, it turns reasonable people into pawns of a collectivist agenda, undermining the nation’s unity, individualism, and liberty. Democratic Socialism thrives on this chaos, exploiting Trump Derangement Syndrome to peddle its tired gospel of control and conformity, both tenets of Communism itself.
The antidote isn’t blind loyalty to President Trump—although his agenda and policies are much more aligned to the Constitution than what the neo-Marxist Left has to offer. The antidote is a return to reason—debating ideas with facts and truth, not demonizing people. America’s greatness lies in its rejection of ideological monoliths and its embrace of the individual over the mob. Progressives and their Socialist kin won’t see that, they can’t see that; their derangement blinds them.
But for those who still value liberty, Trump Derangement Syndrome is a warning: Let it fester, and the Land of the Free becomes a footnote in history. My friends, it’s time to win the hearts and minds of the rank-and-file Democrats forcing the far-Left American Fifth Column to stand alone in their dwindling numbers. It can happen, but we have to address the psychosis in the room for that to happen.
Then, when we return, our segment on America’s Third Watch, broadcast nationally from our flagship station WGUL AM930 & FM93.7 in Tampa, Florida.
Morphing Trump Derangement
Syndrome Targets Elon Musk
Before I go, I wanted to build on what I discussed in the opening: How Trump Derangement Syndrome has expanded into Musk Derangement Syndrome.
For years, the far-Left clutched their pearls and shrieked into the void about Donald Trump, a man they painted as the ultimate boogeyman of democracy. Trump Derangement Syndrome erupted as an irrational hatred that turned every tweet, every policy, into an apocalyptic threat.
Fast forward to 2025, and the Left has a new target: Elon Musk.
Call it “Musk Derangement Syndrome” (MDS), a freshly minted psychosis that’s taken root, particularly over Musk’s involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The transition is as predictable as it is pathetic—a testament to the Left’s inability to cope with anyone who dares disrupt their sacred bureaucratic swamp.
Trump Derangement Syndrome was never about Trump’s policies; it was about his vibe—brash, unfiltered, and unapologetic. He didn’t play by the rules of the coastal elite, and that drove the tofu-eating neo-Marxian Left insane. Now, Musk has stepped into the crosshairs, wielding a similar irreverence but with a twist: he’s got the brains and the bankroll to actually dismantle their cherished institutions.
Enter DOGE, the Trump-endorsed brainchild tasked with slashing government waste. For Progressives, this isn’t just a policy disagreement—it’s a personal affront, a billionaire daring to touch their corrupt, bloated, taxpayer-funded utopian facade.
The Department of Government Efficiency threatens to do what the Left fears most: expose the corruption, convoluted money-handling schemes, inefficiency and redundancy propping up their power base. DOGE’s mission—to streamline federal spending and cut the fat—flies in the face of the Democratic Socialists’ gospel of endless government expansion and shadow payrolls for political footsoldiers. Musk, with his track record of revolutionizing industries, isn’t some idle dreamer; he’s a doer. And that terrifies them.
Where Trump Derangement Syndrome fixated on Trump’s bombast, Musk Derangement Syndrome obsesses over Musk’s competence—a man who can’t be dismissed as a mere loudmouth. The Left’s response? Smear, distort, and panic. Scroll through X, and the symptoms of MDS are glaring.
Progressives call Musk a “fascist” for wanting to shrink government—ironic from a crowd that fetishizes centralized control. They decry his wealth, conveniently forgetting their own donor class of Silicon Valley hypocrites. Posts drip with venom: “Musk is destroying democracy!” they wail, as if auditing bureaucratic bloat were akin to storming the Bastille. The Atlantic and CNN churn out hit pieces, painting DOGE as a dystopian plot rather than a pragmatic fix. It’s Trump Derangement Syndrome all over again—hyperbole masquerading as principle.
The real kicker? The Left’s meltdown over Musk reveals their deeper insecurity. Trump was a political lightning rod, easy to rally against. Musk, though, is a harder nut to crack—self-made, innovative, and unafraid to mock their sanctimony. His quips about government waste —like calling it “a giant welfare program for bureaucrats”—hit too close to home.
Listen to this former federal employee talk about her experiences:
DOGE, under Musk’s influence, is unraveling decades of the Progressives’ expansion of the federal government; exposing the financial feedtrough of the Deep State bureaucracy—and the slush fund for paying Democrat political footsoldiers, and they know it. So, they scream louder, hoping volume drowns out reason.
In the end, Musk Derangement Syndrome is just Trump Derangement Syndrome with a new face—same hysteria, different villain. Progressives and Democratic Socialists can’t stand losing control, and Musk, with DOGE as his weapon, threatens to take it away. Their derangement isn’t about him; it’s about what he represents: a rejection of their self-righteous, sanctimonious worldview.
Good luck, Elon, continue the fight. And please, for the love of God, everywhere you go, maintain situational awareness—they’re coming for you and they have no boundaries.
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