WHOA: Raskin Calls in Psychologists to Help House Democrats Cope With ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

Conservative political pundits and others have suggested for years that Trump Derangement Syndrome is real. Whether TDS is a psychological disorder, uncontrollable obsession with all things Donald Trump, out-of-control bitterness, or a combination of all of the above, its symptoms couldn’t be more recognizable.

Among those most afflicted with TDS, two-time Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and serial-lying California Sen. Adam Schiff immediately come to mind.

But hey — don’t take my word for it. Let’s go to Maryland Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin for perhaps the best example yet.

As reported by Punchbowl News, Raskin, the House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, has enlisted psychologists to help Democrats on the panel cope with President Donald Trump’s first week in office.

If the recruitment of psychologists by a House Democrat leader doesn’t convince skeptics that TDS is real, I’m not sure what would.

Here’s more (emphasis, mine):

During a retreat last week for Judiciary Democrats, Raskin — the new ranking member of the key panel — hosted Jim Coan, a University of Virginia professor of psychology, and Hal Movius, a consultant who specializes in “negotiation,” “influence,” “emotion regulation,” “leadership” and “organizational development.”

Coan’s “recent work emphasizes the neural systems supporting social forms of emotion regulation,” according to his bio with UVa. The retreat was held at the Library of Congress.

The purpose of the session, according to multiple attendees, was to counsel Democrats about how to approach conflict and effectively combat what Raskin described as “authoritarian styles of speech.” Another attendee said Judiciary Democrats were also advised to avoid devolving into partisan mud-slinging — a more common hallmark of the House Oversight Committee, which Raskin previously led as the top Democrat.

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