The Trump Derangement Syndrome continues to fuel the left’s dangerous and misguided agenda

When the term “Trump Derangement Syndrome” was coined, the words became a joke of vaccination.

But as time went on and the crazy behavior of the president’s opponents became more and more important people and institutions, any sense of humor faded into history.

Especially in a time of war with a deadly, fanatical enemy, our commander-in-chief’s irrational hatred of powerful Americans is no laughing matter.

Especially when those infected include the top Democrat in Washington and the editors of America’s largest newspaper.

Uncovering the circumstances in recent days involving the leader of the Senate Minerals Chuck Schumer and the New York Times shows how hatred for the president has turned to distort their judgments and reduce their patriotism.

Schumer’s plunge into the abyss happened on MS NOW, when host Joe Scarborough, who was not a Trump fan, became frustrated as Schumer repeatedly refused to give a straight answer to a straight question:

“Is it a good thing that Iran . . . has been a center of terrorism in the world since 1979, is it a good thing that their military infrastructure is reduced to the extent it is? Yes or no?”

Schumer would not get involved, saying “it’s a premature question. What’s going to happen in the next few months?”

Scarborough saw through the smoke screen. “No, no, I can ask that question. I’m just asking from the military side, is it good? Regardless of whether we agree to go in or not, is it good for Iran’s military infrastructure to be critical -.”

Schumer: “I have to tell you again Joe first, you never know, what’s going to happen three months from now, right? What’s going to happen? Is the world economy going to collapse? Is something terrible going to happen? Is the entire energy infrastructure in the world going to collapse?”

Frustrated by Schumer’s attempt to run out the clock with a horror show, Scarborough pleaded for sanity by offering an obvious answer that Schumer refused to give.

“Let me answer a question for every American,” said the host.

“The answer is ‘yes,’ it’s good that the terrorist regime and its military might have been greatly discredited.”

Bingo!

What is not said is that Schumer is so afraid of the left wing of his party that he will never say anything good about Trump – even when the president is strengthening America’s national security.

Burying is misleading

Already facing calls to step down from his leadership position, Schumer also has to worry about the first grade of the AOC or another strong one when his term ends in two years.

He turns 76 in November, so he may not run again.

But for now, he’s determined to put the party first and play the fool on TV.

A similar but unusual example of TDS played out on the front page of Tuesday’s New York Times.

At this time, the Gray Lady was very twisted, and ended up contradicting herself.

Part of the headline on the front page of the print edition said that Trump’s claim that the US and Iran were in serious talks was met with “Denials from Iran.”

But after the outlet reported that the president had paused his threats against Iran’s energy plants to allow time for negotiations, it quoted Trump as saying that his emissaries, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were “leading the negotiations.”

At the time the story said Iran had “publicly denied” talks were ongoing and added that a speaker of Iran’s parliament called Trump’s claim “fake news.”

Then, without warning, the next paragraph contradicted almost everything the story had said about Iran up to that point.

The strange reversal began with, “according to four Iranian officials and an Iranian diplomat,” the two countries “have been sending each other messages through mediators about de-escalating the conflict.”

In order to give readers the impression that Trump was right in his claim about negotiations, the Times was adept at declaring bluntly that the exchange “appeared short of negotiations.”

In another, it added that three Iranian officials said Witkoff had been speaking with Iran’s foreign minister in what the sources, possibly including Witkoff, “described as preliminary discussions.”

In plain and honest English, the paper has sources from both sides providing clear confirmations of Trump’s initial claim of ongoing negotiations.

So why did the Times feel the need to dismiss that claim in the article when it has enough evidence all the time to show that the president is telling the truth?

A first-year reporter would know enough to start this story with confirmation from Trump, five Iranian sources, and Witkoff, that talks between the two nations were indeed taking place.

The interviews are real news, but doing it right will mean that the Times will be praising Trump for telling the truth and that he’s been working hard to tone it down.

But, as with Schumer and many others, the truth comes out in the Times where it can make Trump look good.

Even on Tuesday afternoon, the digital home page had the headline Trump Confirms Iran Wants to “Make a Deal” and, in smaller print, that “Iran publicly confirms that no talks are happening.”

It also withheld from readers information gathered by its reporters that put the lie to Iran’s public denials.

A dangerous ‘faux’

The surprising episode is a clear example of how TDS eats away at the integrity of its hosts.

The Times would rather mislead readers and make Trump look bad than highlight his findings if it will make him look good.

Unfortunately, the dire circumstances of TDS presented by Schumer and the Times are not isolated, nor are they dangerous.

Iran remains a very dangerous adversary, as evidenced by its continued missile launches against Israel and our Arab allies.

The shocking incident last Friday underscored the regime’s deadly power and evil intent.

It fired a missile at a joint US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean, 2,000 kilometers from Iran’s coast.

Two medium-range missiles were fired at Diego Garcia, a US official told CNN, adding that none hit the base.

Still, the effort caught military officials and analysts off guard because they didn’t know Iran had missiles that could travel that far.

They noted that the distance to Diego Garcia from Iran is about the same as the distance to London or Paris.

The bottom line, according to the Wall Street Journal, is that “Tehran has created a new security reality in Europe and parts of the Pacific.”

But don’t bother trying to get Schumer and The Times to admit that Iran is a threat to America and Europe.

If you are caught by TDS, facts don’t matter.

What matters is whether the situation can be twisted enough to make Trump look bad.