What is “Trump Vindication Syndrome?”

It’s the Opposite of Trump Derangement Syndrome

Lorie Shaull from Washington, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

If you’ve spent any time discussing politics with Trump followers, you’ve no doubt been accused of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). The term is used to deflect any criticism of Donald Trump, presuming the critic is so preoccupied with condemning Trump that he/she cannot see his virtues. Any fact, quote, video, or report about Trump can be dismissed with a wave of a hand. “You have Trump Derangement Syndrome!”

There is an even more rampant (and real) disease called Trump Vindication Syndrome (TVS). TVS requires one to not only accept whatever Trump says as fact but also repeat said “fact” to others until it reaches herd immunity. An example would be the “Russia hoax,” which generally means any attempt to tie Trump to anything Russian has been proven false despite all the known ties Trump has to Russia.

TVS requires much of those who are infected. You h…