Why do you hate Trump? ...Trump Illusion Syndrome Study Proposed
May 16, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, Republican Representative Warren Davidson of Ohio has proposed a bill to study the true nature of the Trump confusion syndrome. Originally, TDS is an anti-Trumpist term used by Trump supporters to criticize their critics.
Symptoms of TDS include strong and often irrational hostility or obsession with President Trump's actions or his supporters.
Congressman Davison said in a statement that `TDS has divided families and countries in the United States, and caused violence across the country, including two attempts at Trump's assassination.' He explained that the bill will require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the psychological and social causes of TDS, and that research costs will be reallocated from the existing NIH budget.
According to Davison, the bill defines TDS as a 'irrational emotional and cognitive response to President Trump and his actions or public presence', focusing on investigating the origins and long-term effects of TDS. In addition, studies will be included to analyze whether media reports have affected the spread of TDS.
Councillor Davison argued that instead of funding research that teaches cats to take methamphetamine or monkeys to gamble for water, the NIH should invest in researching issues that are highly relevant to real Americans.
Prior to this, in March, five Republican senators from Minnesota submitted a bill to designate TDS as a mental illness. The bill defined the TDS as an `acute onset of paranoia due to President Trump's inauguration.'
However, the possibility of the bill being adopted by the House of Representatives is uncertain.
The legislation requires NIH to submit a report within two years of the study and will go hand in hand with a Republican-propelled tax cut bill.
However, it remains to be seen whether the TDS research bill will be a priority, as there are heaps of other bills to be dealt with by Congress by the weekend before the Memorial Day (May 26) holiday.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
