Trump Derangement Syndrome comes in many forms, but one of the most common manifestations of the irrationality can be found in the double standards the media employ. If Trump does something that Democrats got praised for, then it is bad. And if a Democrat does something against Trump that the media criticized Republicans for doing against a Democrat, then that behavior is feisty, hard-hitting and even brave, nobly “shaming” the, eternal miscreant, Trump.

That last variant was on display with the issue of pointing a finger at a president. Jan Brewer, the former governor of Arizona, well remember the firestorm of criticism she endured after a photographer captured her pointing her finger at then-President Obama.

The news media hails @SpeakerPelosi as a hero for pointing her finger at @POTUS @realDonaldTrump but when I stood up to @BarackObama I was vilified as rude and racist. Such Hypocrites! pic.twitter.com/banxxQp7F1 — Jan Brewer (@GovBrewer) October 17, 2019

It's a cliché because it’s true: “If it weren’t for double standards, the media wouldn’t have any standards at all." It all makes sense only if you accept "Orange man bad" as the first prinicple.

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