Deciphering Trump Derangement Syndrome

For leftists, whatever a Republican says or does is to be condemned while any failure of a Democrat is ignored or deflected...

... the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (TDS)... reveals that leftists are driven by an emotional fixation that clouds their judgment, leading to overreactions or unfounded accusations...

Admittedly, his [Trump's] rhetoric is sometimes combative and he often breaks norms... Additionally, some norms may need to be broken. For example, we've been negotiating with Iran for 45 years with little good to show for it. Breaking that norm may be what's called for...

There are numerous examples of Presidents ordering strikes against hostile forces. Even Joe Biden, or whoever was running the country during his term, conducted such strikes.

Of course, Obama and Biden both went the other way as well. Obama famously gifted Iran with billions of dollars in cash and released some financial assets, and Biden gave $7 billion dollars’ worth of state-of-the-art military aircraft, ground vehicles, weapons and other equipment to the Taliban. Paying off Islamic terrorists is reminiscent of the ransoms and extortion monies paid to the Barbary pirates...

TDS reflects deeper issues in U.S. political discourse: confirmation bias, tribalism, and the challenge of distinguishing critique from hyperbole.