Good question from @Milbank: What do we do if Trump really is bonkers?

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The twitter is right--it is and no longer an 'if' he is nuts!!



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Good question from @Milbank: What do we do if Trump really is bonkers?

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What do we do if Trump really is crazy?

President Trump. (Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency)
By Dana Milbank Opinion writer July 28

Maybe I’m doing this all wrong.

For five years, I’ve been identifying Donald Trump, now president of the United States, as a nutter. I’ve called him crazy, daft, a madman, barking mad and mad as a March hare, and I’ve “diagnosed” him — I’m not a mental-health professional and have never examined the president — with narcissistic personality disorder and more. To that list, I feel compelled to add a few more technical observations: He also seems off his rocker, ’round the bend and a few fries short of a Happy Meal.

The belief that the commander in chief is barmy has become commonplace. Just this week two prominent senators, Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), were caught on a hot mic discussing Trump.
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“I think he’s crazy,” Reed said. “I mean, I don’t say that lightly and as a kind of a goofy guy.”

“I’m worried,” Collins replied.
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Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) was unintentionally recorded talking about President Trump at the end of a Senate subcommittee hearing on July 25. Collins appears to have been speaking to Democratic senator Jack Reed. (Senate Appropriations Committee)

Now I’m worried, too. If the president really is — gulp — insane in the clinical sense and not just in the goofy sense, then perhaps we shouldn’t be ridiculing him. Maybe I, and other critics, should approach him calmly, speak in hushed tones and treat him with compassion.


For advice, I turned to the recognized authority on such matters, the Internet. It turns out that, when it comes to best practices for dealing with serious mental disorders, I’m doing a lot of the “don’ts” with Trump but not the things I should be doing.

Don’t use sarcasm. Avoid humor. Don’t criticize, accuse or blame. Avoid sounding patronizing or condescending. Don’t assume they are not smart. Be respectful. Be aware that the delusions they may experience are their reality. Stay calm. Minimize distractions. Turn off the TV. Simplify — one topic at a time. Stick to present issues. Acknowledge what the other person says and how they feel, even if you don’t agree.........................

[Kath2]

1. I am convinced he is very unstable.

It is hard to believe he has only been in office for 7 months. It seems much longer.

Unstable or not, he is a hateful, racist, sexist bigot who represents the worst of this country.

I hope with all my heart he is impeached or forced to step down.

[GeorgeGist]

3. Surprise ...

it's only been 6 mos and 10d.

[Kath2]

4. Ugh.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. I cannot believe that there is still a question

about this guy's mental health status... I don't know his diagnosis but it's quite obvious to anyone who has been paying attention that the man is not capable of doing his job and carrying out the duties of President of the United States!

He should be removed from office BEFORE he does harm to others outside the US, not to mention citizens here...

[Kath2]

5. Yes!

ASAP!

[LakeArenal]

6. He's our modern day Ernest T. Bass.....

As Barney Fife would exclaim.... HE'S A NUT...

[oxbow]

7. I believe the 25th amendment is the solution you're looking for. N/t.

[BigmanPigman]

8. The GOP wants to keep him and that's all that counts.

No impeachment or 25 amend.

It's party over country.