Trump's

Definition

A metaphorical illness describing the collective anxiety and dismay of witnessing the chaos of a particular political era. Symptoms include scrolling through news obsessively and stress-eating at 3 AM.

Example Usage

I've had a bad case of the Trump's ever since I checked the news this morning.

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