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Forget Trump Derangement Syndrome: Trump Fatigue is real, and I’ve got it

By Bernard Goldberg, opinion contributor · Oct 2, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT

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Journalist Bernard Goldberg argues that many Americans are experiencing exhaustion from the constant controversies and provocations defining Donald Trump's second term.

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Emotive languageThe phrasing uses emotionally charged terms to frame Trump's actions as burdensome, aiming to elicit a feeling of fatigue in the reader.

Appeal to authorityThe article invokes the name of a journalist to lend credibility to the claim, but provides no citation or evidence of his argument.

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Missing context

The article provides no data, polls, surveys, or other evidence to substantiate the claim that a significant portion of the American public is fatigued by Trump's controversies.

Important context

Understanding the prevalence of "Trump fatigue" would require public opinion data, trends over time, or expert analysis, none of which are presented.

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The piece is an opinion statement rather than a report; it presents a claim without supporting evidence or attribution to verifiable sources.