{"id":2584812,"date":"2026-03-28T06:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-warns-his-party-is-still-battling-trump-derangement-syndrome\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:28:13","slug":"fetterman-warns-his-party-is-still-battling-trump-derangement-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-warns-his-party-is-still-battling-trump-derangement-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Warns His Party Is Still Battling &#8216;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffetterman-warns-his-party-is-still-battling-trump-derangement-syndrome%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh piece argues that while Democrats are expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-elizabeth-warren-claims-filibuster-has-deep-roots-in-racism\/\" title=\"Senator Elizabeth Warren Claims Filibuster \u2018Has Deep Roots In Racism\u2019\">gain ground<\/a> in the 2026 midterms, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >thier national image remains tarnished<\/a> by the heavy losses of 2024. It contrasts Trump\u2019s wins in seven swing states-attributed to offering a positive, forward-looking vision-with Democrats\u2019 largely reactive stance. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman contends that \u201cTrump Derangement syndrome\u201d still grips the party and questions its leadership, noting there isn\u2019t a clear Democratic leader.He also signals openness to some of Trump\u2019s policies, citing Greenland as a \u201cresponsible conversation\u201d and urging more pragmatic discussion on issues like the Iran war. The article suggests leadership is crucial not just for 2026 but for the 2028 primary,urging Democrats to present a positive vision and demonstrate that TDS is not terminal,while also being willing to consider ideas from across the aisle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the Democrats are widely expected to make gains in the 2026 midterms, the massive losses endured by the party in 2024 still mar its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-russias-air-force-incapable-of-complex-air-operations\/\" title=\"Is Russia\u2019s Air Force Incapable of Complex Air Operations?\">national perception<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voters gave President Donald Trump victories in all seven swing states, arguably because he cast a positive vision for the future while the Democrats only managed to react against him.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has been warning that &ldquo;TDS&rdquo; &mdash; also known as &ldquo;Trump Derangement Syndrome&rdquo; &mdash; still afflicts the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The concerns were raised afresh when Fetterman was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/2034303400569942323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> on the &ldquo;All-In Podcast&rdquo; to identify the leader of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, we don&rsquo;t have one,&rdquo; he replied, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/john-fetterman-dem-leadership-tds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Blaze Media.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the TDS &mdash; I think that&rsquo;s the leader right now,&rdquo; he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TDS&rdquo; is generally defined as the fixation on negative aspects of Trump&rsquo;s policies and persona &mdash; whether real or perceived &mdash; while never acknowledging when he is successful or beneficial to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, right now our party is governed by the TDS. And now it&rsquo;s made it virtually impossible, without being punished as a Democrat, to agree something&rsquo;s good or [say] &lsquo;I agree with the other side,&#8217;&rdquo; Fetterman continued.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, Fetterman has signaled an openness to support some of Trump&rsquo;s policies, or has at least demonstrated a willingness to seriously consider them.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the lawmaker rejected the strong reactions of fellow Democrats against the prospect of acquiring Greenland, <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/nation-world\/fetterman-likens-trumps-greenland-push-to-louisiana-purchase-responsible-conversation-john-fetterman-trump-panama-canal-canada-imperialism-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> it was a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/think-trump-acquiring-greenland-is-nonsense-dem-fetterman-doesnt-hes-not-opposed-either\/\" title=\"Think Trump Acquiring Greenland Is Nonsense? Dem Fetterman Doesn&#039;t ... He&#039;s Not Opposed, Either\">responsible conversation&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for Trump to initiate.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said that a similar closed-mindedness has controlled Democrats with respect to the Iran war &mdash; even though many have supported intervention in the past.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s strange to me [is] that every single Democrat that&rsquo;s run for president and anyone that I know in Congress says we must never allow them to acquire a nuclear bomb,&rdquo; Fetterman continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When that happens, why not celebrate that or acknowledge that?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like, yeah, you don&rsquo;t have to agree on every single thing, but when a good thing happens, just because it comes from the different party,&rdquo; Fetterman added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That tells me that you&rsquo;re choosing the demand of the base or the party over country or what&rsquo;s really, I think, appropriate, in that circumstance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The question of leadership in the Democratic Party is pertinent not only for the midterms, but also for the 2028 presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats will need to reverse their losses from 2024 and make the case to the American people that they do indeed have a positive vision &mdash; as well as prove that their acute case of &ldquo;TDS&rdquo; is not terminal.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Voters handed Trump victories in all seven swing states, perhaps because he offered a hopeful vision for the future while the Democrats mainly reacted to him.<br \/>\n&#8211; Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has warned that \u201cTrump Derangement Syndrome\u201d (TDS) continues to affect the Democrats. This concern resurfaced when he was asked on the All-In podcast to name the leader of the Democratic Party; he replied, \u201cOh, we don\u2019t have one.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; Fetterman argued that TDS shapes the party\u2019s behavior, making it harder to acknowledge good ideas from the other side or to pursue bipartisan solutions. He pointed to situations where Democrats reacted skeptically to initiatives from Trump or from Republicans, even when those ideas might have merit.<br \/>\n&#8211; He has also shown a willingness to consider some of Trump\u2019s policies. For example, he supported a calm, \u201cresponsible conversation\u201d about acquiring Greenland and urged openness on issues such as Iran, suggesting that Democrats have sometimes been too closed-minded on foreign-policy questions.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fetterman urged that it\u2019s possible to disagree on many issues while still recognizing positive developments when they come from the other party, rather than letting party demands dictate every stance.<br \/>\n&#8211; The leadership question within the Democratic Party remains significant not only for the upcoming midterms but also for the 2028 presidential primary. Democrats will need to rebound from 2024 losses, present a convincing positive vision to the American people, and demonstrate that their internal preoccupations with TDS aren\u2019t a fatal obstacle to governing.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can tailor this paraphrase to a shorter summary, a more detailed version, or adjust the tone (more formal, more conversational, etc.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2584813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-2026-03-27T195159.979.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,7921,5894,76713,72742],"class_list":["post-2584812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-fetterman","tag-politics","tag-trump-derangement-syndrome-2","tag-us-news-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-2026-03-27T195159.979.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2584812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584816,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2584812\/revisions\/2584816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2584813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2584812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2584812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2584812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}