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In a statement that could only spring from the mind that brought us the concept of buying Greenland, former President Trump offered some unsolicited medical advice to a particular segment of the American electorate. Like an uncle who’s had just a bit too much to drink during a family dinner, Trump declared with the subtlety of a sledgehammer that Jewish voters supporting Biden should get their heads examined.
This mental health missive was delivered with Trump’s signature blend of nuance and cultural sensitivity, which is to say, none at all. But let’s not dwell on the preamble. Instead, let’s dissect this gem of political rhetoric in a segment I like to call “The Breakdown”.
The Breakdown
- Redefining ‘Head of State’
- The self-appointed neurologist-in-chief suggested diagnostic neuroimaging for those who exercise their democratic right in a way he finds disagreeable. Because nothing says “I cherish democratic values” like questioning the sanity of your opponents’ supporters.
- The self-appointed neurologist-in-chief suggested diagnostic neuroimaging for those who exercise their democratic right in a way he finds disagreeable. Because nothing says “I cherish democratic values” like questioning the sanity of your opponents’ supporters.
- The Hypocrisy-o-Meter is Off the Charts
- Chiding others for their political choices when your own resume highlights include daydreaming about buying other countries? That’s like a skunk telling you that you stink.
- Chiding others for their political choices when your own resume highlights include daydreaming about buying other countries? That’s like a skunk telling you that you stink.
- Dr. Trump’s Miracle Cure
- With no medical degree but confidence galore, Dr. Trump offers his prescription for those stricken with a case of “Bidenitis.” It’s not clear if this cure comes in pill form or as a salve, but either way, his medical advice is as credible as my career in ballet.
- With no medical degree but confidence galore, Dr. Trump offers his prescription for those stricken with a case of “Bidenitis.” It’s not clear if this cure comes in pill form or as a salve, but either way, his medical advice is as credible as my career in ballet.
- A New Low, or Just Business as Usual?
- Just when you think the bar can’t get any lower, it turns out it’s actually a limbo stick in a beach bar, and the former president is the DJ playing “How Low Can You Go?” Spoiler: Astronomically low, and there’s no bottom to this tune.
- Just when you think the bar can’t get any lower, it turns out it’s actually a limbo stick in a beach bar, and the former president is the DJ playing “How Low Can You Go?” Spoiler: Astronomically low, and there’s no bottom to this tune.
- Election Season: Open Season on Common Sense
- Ah, election season, that magical time of year when politicians suddenly become experts on everything from climate change to epidemiology, and now, apparently, psychology.
- Ah, election season, that magical time of year when politicians suddenly become experts on everything from climate change to epidemiology, and now, apparently, psychology.
The Counter
- Who Needs a Doctorate?
- Why bother with a Ph.D. when you can just rely on sheer audacity and gut feelings? Apparently, those are more than enough to start dispensing mental health advice.
- Why bother with a Ph.D. when you can just rely on sheer audacity and gut feelings? Apparently, those are more than enough to start dispensing mental health advice.
- The Hypocrisy That Keeps on Giving
- We’re talking about a man who wanted to purchase a Danish territory and routinely indulges in Twitter rants – but please, tell us more about how voting for Biden is the questionable decision.
- We’re talking about a man who wanted to purchase a Danish territory and routinely indulges in Twitter rants – but please, tell us more about how voting for Biden is the questionable decision.
- The Misdirected House Call
- One might say that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, or in this case, those in gilded towers shouldn’t hurl accusations of mental incompetence.
- One might say that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, or in this case, those in gilded towers shouldn’t hurl accusations of mental incompetence.
- The DIY Psychoanalysis Kit
- Forget Freud, Jung, or any textbook; here’s a guy who can offer cognitive assessments in 280 characters or fewer. Efficiency!
- Forget Freud, Jung, or any textbook; here’s a guy who can offer cognitive assessments in 280 characters or fewer. Efficiency!
- The ‘You Can’t Make This Up’ Plot Twist
- In a world where reality is stranger than fiction, this latest proclamation fits right in. It’s like the script of a bizarre sitcom that somehow made it to air.
- In a world where reality is stranger than fiction, this latest proclamation fits right in. It’s like the script of a bizarre sitcom that somehow made it to air.
The Hot Take
Let’s get serious for a hot minute – and in my world, that means extra cheeky. The “Trumpian” methodology of issue resolution seems to be: if you don’t agree with it, suggest it needs therapy. Applying that logic universally, we’d need more therapists than we have Starbucks, and that’s saying something.
The solution is straightforward, friends. We need to redefine our approach to political discourse. Instead of recommending head examinations for our opponents, let’s open up actual dialogue, address the issues with facts and a bit of empathy.
Perhaps then, we might not need to feign concern for each other’s mental well-being every time an election cycle comes around. And who knows, maybe if we focused more on policy and less on petty insults, we could actually get something done. I know, it’s a radical idea, but hey, I’m a comedian, not a politician – what do I know?
Source: Trump says Jewish voters who back Biden ‘should have their head examined’
