Staff Reports
Across the globe, a remarkable phenomenon is causing quite the stir: something called “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It seems like half the world can’t quite accept that Donald Trump was elected President, and the inability to process this reality is driving some folks up the wall. According to some conservative voices, trying to have a sensible discussion with those afflicted might feel like trying to explain arithmetic to a fish. It’s not happening. Meanwhile, Trump is busy making deals, putting America first, and having exactly zero of it.
One can’t help but chuckle at the spectacle provided by some of these critics. Take Al Gore, for instance. There’s a belief that he’s comparing Trump’s presidency to historic eras that were genuinely nightmarish. Gore, who once claimed to have invented the internet, now talks earnestly about perceived modern-day despots. It’s amusing to imagine him thinking history might repeat—not as fact, but style; all facts aside, of course. The world burns, Al proclaims, not because of climate change alone, but because Trump’s policies are smoldering ruins.
To balance the scale, there’s prosperity and trade aplenty. Under the very leadership many deride, the economy is leaping like a caffeinated bunny. Stock markets are soaring, trade deals are blossoming like never before, and companies are investing billions stateside. Has anyone told the doomsayers? Or are they too busy wringing their hands over theories of impending disasters to notice the actual triumphs? Likewise, old sages say, when you predict disasters that never come, it usually means you’re bad at predictions.
Believe it or not, the world hasn’t ended despite the predictions that San Andreas and Yellowstone combined couldn’t wreck as much as Trump’s presidency would—a view shared by environmental doomsayers and economic naysayers alike. Meanwhile, the administration is in full swing, negotiating new trade pacts and shattering unemployment records. China may have a billion people, the upshot goes, but there’s more than one game in town, and many countries are running to the U.S. like moths to a particularly prosperous flame.
Observe the political galleries as they fumble over how to handle all this activity in Washington. Some Democrats retreat to accusations reminiscent of TV drama scripts, but with far less coherent plots. Others take time off for ventures like flying to El Salvador to chat about procedural fairness. Someone might remind them that even Alcatraz couldn’t hold them down more effectively than their insistence on bureaucratic hurdles. One wonders how much airtime they could get just by setting their watches back to reality.
Navigating through it all, President Trump continues to steer with a focus as sharp as it is unmoving. Unlike his predecessors, he seems impervious to the traditional games politicians play. Instead of satisfying every emotionally charged political whim, his administration is locking down borders and bullying through trade deals, an ever-growing list of actions previous office holders promised but didn’t deliver. Whether it’s cutting trade deals or proving there’s more strength in silence, one thing’s for sure—while some shout into the void, the rest are, not entirely unwisely, tuning into a slightly less screech-filled station.
