Whoopi Goldberg says Trump shows signs of ‘Obama and Biden derangement’
Whoopi Goldberg on Trump: “He’s got Obama and Biden Derangement Syndrome. You can’t keep going to that well. This is on you. You did this. This is what you’ve put together. It’s not them. It’s nobody but you.” pic.twitter.com/cVMOfqPjI2
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) December 18, 2025
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Whoopi Goldberg accused President Donald Trump of suffering from what she called “Obama and Biden Derangement,” borrowing and reversing a phrase Trump frequently uses against his critics.
Speaking on ABC’s ‘The View’, on Friday, December 19, Goldberg reacted to Trump’s recent late-night address to the nation, in which he highlighted his accomplishments since returning to the Oval Office while blaming economic and affordability problems on previous administrations.
“He always likes to say people have ‘Trump Derangement’ (Syndrome), but I feel like he’s got Obama and Biden Derangement,” Goldberg said, referring to Trump’s repeated attacks on his Democratic predecessors.
“You can’t keep going to that well. That well is dry,” she added. “This is on you. You did this. This is what you put together. It’s not them, it’s nobody but you,” she said.
Trump continues to blame Democrats for the economy
Despite softening poll numbers tied to economic concerns, Trump has spent recent weeks on the road promoting his policy agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
During speeches in Pennsylvania and North Carolina this month, the president sharply criticized Democrats over inflation and high prices, rating his administration’s efforts to address the issue as “a plus plus plus.”
From the White House to campaign rallies, Trump has repeatedly invoked the term “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” or TDS, to describe political opponents and media critics.
‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ enters legislation
The phrase has also appeared in state politics. In March, Minnesota lawmakers introduced a bill proposing changes to state law that would define “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a form of mental illness.
The measure describes TDS as “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons” in reaction to Trump’s presidency, listing symptoms such as intense criticism of the president and an inability to separate policy disagreements from what the bill characterizes as psychological pathology.
The proposal drew swift criticism and has not advanced.
Trump’s Rob Reiner post sparks bipartisan backlash
Trump most recently used the term in a Truth Social post following the deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele.
In the post, Trump attributed Reiner’s death to what he called an “incurable affliction” of “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” Their son, Nick Reiner, who was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia, was arrested and charged in connection with the killings.
The president’s remarks prompted condemnation from both Republicans and Democrats.
“Regardless of one’s political views, no one should be subjected to violence, let alone at the hands of their own son,” Rep Mike Lawler said. “It’s a horrible tragedy that should engender sympathy and compassion from everyone in our country, period.”
Rep Thomas Massie, a frequent GOP critic of Trump, called the post “inappropriate and disrespectful.”
“Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered,” Massie wrote online. “I challenge anyone to defend it,” he added.
