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GOP Senator Gets Pushback After Claiming "We Are All Afraid" Of Trump

Mmmmm... no we aren't

As Redd Foxx said:

"Ain't nothing uglier than a 90 year old White woman."

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One of the Senate's 'moderate" Republicans is getting fresh pushback from supporters of President Donald Trump after remarks she 
made during a townhall meeting with constituents recently.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski revealed this week that she feels anxious about speaking out against President Donald Trump's tariffs, 
executive orders, and cuts to federal agencies, claiming they would pose a real threat of political retaliation, Reuters 
reported.

"We are all afraid," Murkowski claimed to a summit of nonprofit and tribal leaders.

"It's quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before," she added. "And I'll tell 
you, I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that's not right."

The White House responded to Murkowski's claims. "President Trump's only retribution is success and historic achievements for the 
American people," spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Reuters.

"I'm going to use my voice to the best of my ability," Murkowski said. "I've got to figure out how I can do my best to help the 
many who are so anxious and are so afraid."

Murkowski's comments, captured in a video posted by the Anchorage Daily News, were made Monday in response to a question about 
what she would say to those concerned about policy changes being implemented by President Trump and his advisers.

As one of the few Senate Republicans openly critical of Trump, Murkowski has opposed several of his policies, voted against some 
Cabinet nominees, and supported repealing tariffs on Canada. She narrowly defeated a Trump-endorsed challenger three years ago, 
following her vote, alongside six other Republicans, to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial over the January 6,2021, 
Capitol riot.

Her remarks drew instant pushback from Trump supporters on social media, with several questioning her allegiance to the 
Republican Party.

"Lisa Murkowski says "we are all afraid" [n]ow because of Trump... But where was she over the past 4 years when Biden was using 
lawfare to go after his political opponents. Oh thats right, she's really a Democrat," comedian and entrepreneur Tim Young wrote 
on X in a post that contained the video clip featuring Murkowski.

"She is shameful and disgusting," another user wrote. "Does she have a primary opponent yet?" one asked.

"Sounds like she's worried about something? Wonder what skeletons she has in her closet?" said another, while still another X 
user wrote: "The disconnect, the lies, the exaggeration- so sick of her. She needs to be voted out."

Meanwhile, the administration continues to work on fulfilling Trump's major pledges on the campaign trail.

On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance lauded progress toward a US-India trade accord, saying cooperation between Trump's 
administration and that of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ensure a "prosperous and peaceful" 21st century.

Speaking in the northern Indian city of Jaipur, Vance also warned of 'dire" ramifications in the Indo-Pacific and a 'dark time" 
for the globe if the US-India cooperation fails.

"Critics have attacked my president, President Trump, for starting a trade war in an effort to bring back the jobs of the past, 
but nothing could be further from the truth. He seeks to rebalance global trade so that America, with friends like India, can 
build a future worth having for all of our people together," Vance said, referring to Trump's aggressive tariff policies and 
commitment to revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

"Both of our governments are hard at work on a trade agreement built on shared priorities, like creating new jobs, building 
durable supply chains, and achieving prosperity for our workers. In our meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Modi and I made very 
good progress on all of those points, and we're especially excited to formally announce that America and India have officially 
finalized the terms of reference for the trade negotiations," Vance continued.

"I think this is a vital step toward realizing President Trump and Prime Minister Modi's vision because it sets a roadmap toward 
a final deal between our nations. I believe there is much America and India can accomplish together," Vance added.

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"Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition

All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.

"Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike 
of Donald Trump, to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."

Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in the Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into 
three distinct phases or stages:

"In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion. The president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, 
as if 140 characters were all it took to change the world."

"The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting 
solely of hyperbole."

"As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality."

The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the knee-jerk opposition from liberals to anything and everything 
Trump does. If Trump announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS sufferers would suggest he was up to something 
nefarious, according to the logic of TDS. There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could do or say that would be received 
positively by TDSers.

The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early 2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was 
a punch line for late-night comics and nothing more.

Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first coined by the late conservative columnist Charles 
Krauthammer back in 2003. The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people 
in reaction to the policies, the presidency - nay - the very existence of George W. Bush."