{"id":1536679,"date":"2025-05-18T02:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1536679"},"modified":"2025-05-18T02:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T06:10:00","slug":"nih-could-be-directed-to-study-trump-derangement-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/nih-could-be-directed-to-study-trump-derangement-syndrome\/1536679\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH Could Be Directed To Study &#8216;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">NIH Could Be Directed To Study &#8216;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2025\/05\/16\/nih-could-be-directed-to-study-trump-derangement-syndrome\"><em>Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Legislation has been introduced to direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the psychological and social roots of \u2018Trump Derangement Syndrome\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Trump-3_0.jpg?itok=aaLXS1Qb\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ohio Republican Rep. Warren Davidson has presented the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) Research Act of 2025, intended to shed light on what has been a serious\u00a0cultural affliction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Described as an \u201cintense, irrational hysteria\u201d triggered by the mere mention of President Trump, TDS has become a catch-all for the unhinged reactions of his critics\u2014 whether it comes in the form of spittle-flecked blue hair rants, protest effigies, or social media meltdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Derangement Syndrome has led to nationwide violence, including two assassination attempts on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I introduced the TDS Research Act\u2014we must study the root causes of this toxic state of mind! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J2ZOYl2oEC\">https:\/\/t.co\/J2ZOYl2oEC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Warren Davidson (@Rep_Davidson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rep_Davidson\/status\/1923388625607135617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by Alabama Rep. Barry Moore, the research will look to explain why leftists lose their collective minds at the sight of a red hat.<\/p>\n<p>Davidson\u2019s legislation defines TDS as \u201cthe acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons\u201d reacting to Trump\u2019s policies, presidency, or very existence, manifesting in \u201cverbal expressions of intense hostility\u201d and even \u201covert acts of aggression and violence\u201d against his supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill points to real-world consequences, citing two assassination attempts on Trump in 2024 as evidence of TDS\u2019s toxic grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about hurt feelings,\u201d Davidson said in a statement, adding \u201cTDS has divided families, fueled nationwide violence, and turned dinner parties into screaming matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NIH needs to study this so we can find solutions,\u201d he further urged.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately proving the entire point of the bill, Leftists accused Republicans of weaponizing mental health against supporters of their political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time TDS has made legislative waves. In March 2025, five Minnesota Senate Republicans pushed a bill to classify TDS as a mental illness in state law, defining it as \u201cTrump-induced general hysteria\u201d that clouds the ability to distinguish policy disagreements from \u201cpsychic pathology.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That effort, led by Sens. Eric Lucero and others, crashed and burned amid backlash from Democrats, who called it \u201cpossibly the worst bill in Minnesota history\u201d and an affront to free speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One co-sponsor, Sen. Justin Eichorn, later resigned after a scandal involving charges of soliciting a minor, which didn\u2019t exactly help the bill\u2019s optics.<\/p>\n<p>Davidson\u2019s bill takes a different tack, framing TDS as a public health issue worthy of NIH scrutiny. It calls for reallocating existing NIH funds\u2014no new taxpayer dollars\u2014away from what Davidson calls \u201cludicrous studies like giving meth to cats\u201d toward something \u201crelevant to everyday Americans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill tasks the NIH with probing the media\u2019s role in amplifying TDS, analyzing its impact on political polarization, and hunting for \u201cpatient zero\u201d of the phenomenon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Within two years, the NIH would report its findings to Congress, potentially shedding light on whether TDS is a genuine psychological condition or just a snarky political jab.<\/p>\n<p>Trump supporters argue the bill is long overdue. They point to extreme anti-Trump rhetoric\u2014comparisons to Hitler, nationwide protests, and the assassination attempts\u2014as evidence that the left has gone haywire.<\/p>\n<p>Literally no matter President Trump says, the left and the media will come out against it.<\/p>\n<p>From kids surviving brain cancer to deporting gang members to tariffs \u2014 something the left championed for decades.<\/p>\n<p>The TDS consumes them so completely that they lose their ability to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiyantlyFree\/status\/1922079462965051884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The left is beyond repair as it pertains to their TDS condition. There is NOTHING Trump could do that they would ever praise or give him credit for. He could literally fulfill a policy promise proposed by their own party to help the American people and they would still oppose it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark (@MarkM90388714) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkM90388714\/status\/1922483310888157261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If DJT promised to drop 500.00 a day into each citizens account the Liberals would have tantrums. All of a sudden it would be &#8220;what about the deficit &#8220;&#8221;what about the unbanked&#8221;&#8221; what about illegals&#8221; NOTHING President Trump does will ever be seen as positive because it&#8217;s HIM.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udfc8BamaEllie\ud83c\udfc8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@Elsinbama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elsinbama\/status\/1922607342685671451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is the hatred of President Trump so intense that it impairs people&#8217;s judgment. They can&#8217;t help themselves anymore. They have gone totally batshit crazy! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gW7ejbTRDc\">pic.twitter.com\/gW7ejbTRDc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raymond Ng (@rayngls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rayngls\/status\/1921255753970495561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><em>Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pauljosephwatson.locals.com\/support\">Locals<\/a>\u00a0or check out our unique\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernity.news\/shop\">merch<\/a>. Follow us on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/modernitynews\">@ModernityNews<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sat, 05\/17\/2025 &#8211; 22:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/nih-could-be-directed-study-trump-derangement-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/nih-could-be-directed-study-trump-derangement-syndrome<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIH Could Be Directed To Study &#8216;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8217; Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Legislation has been introduced to direct the National Institutes of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1536680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1536679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1536679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1536679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1536679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1536680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1536679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1536679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1536679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}