There is no way to concisely define the hypocrisy of Democrat party ideology and policy other than explain it as Trump Derangement Syndrome. I submit the following as evidence of TDS. Let’s briefly review past Democrat administration’s policies regarding oversight of U.S. Government fraud and illegal immigration. This information is readily available with simple Google and AI tools.

Bill Clinton and Al Gore launched the National Partnership for Reinventing Government in March 1993; an initiative aimed at cutting wasteful spending and streamlining federal operations. They presented their findings in a report titled “Creating a Government that Works Better & Costs Less” six months later. Clinton also referenced the initiative in his 1996 State of the Union address, declaring, “The era of big government is over.” Clinton said “the recommendation of this report is that the President should act, and (pointing at himself) said ‘this President will.’ ”

The RIGO Report refers to the Reinventing Government Initiative. The report was part of the National Partnership for Reinventing Government, which resulted in eliminating over 100 programs, cutting more than 250,000 federal jobs, and consolidating over 800 agencies. You can explore more details in the Clinton Digital Library.

President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order on Nov. 9, 2011, aimed at cutting wasteful spending and promoting efficiency across the federal government. The order directed agencies to reduce spending on travel, limit unnecessary printing, shrink the executive fleet, and stop using taxpayer dollars for promotional items.

This initiative was part of the broader Campaign to Cut Waste, which Obama and Vice President Joe Biden launched earlier that year. The administration also worked to reduce the federal real estate footprint, cut contracting costs, and eliminate wasteful spending on government websites.

Immigration policy is seen in the following:

— During Clinton’s administration, there were approximately 870,000 formal removals (deportations) and over 10 million return cases where individuals were sent back without a formal removal order.

Clinton’s immigration policies focused on strengthening border security and increasing deportations of undocumented immigrants, particularly those with criminal records. His administration also expanded detention facilities and implemented stricter enforcement measures.

Another headline reads: “Obama Has Deported More People Than Any Other President,” from ABC News. The story notes that “if previous comments are any indication, the Republican presidential contender said he plans to focus on deporting criminals, similar to the current strategy of the Obama administration.”

Obama has often been referred to by immigration groups as the “Deporter in Chief.” Between 2009 and 2015 his administration has removed more than 2.5 million people through immigration orders, which doesn’t include the number of people who “self-deported” or were turned away and/or returned to their home country at the border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

How does he compare to other presidents?

According to governmental data, the Obama administration has deported more people than any other president’s administration in history.

In fact, they have deported more than the sum of all the presidents of the 20th century.

There were no actions by Democrats or Republicans during George W. Bush’s policies regarding government fraud and illegal immigrants, which can be discovered by simple AI research. Nary a peep, nothing of any note.

During these Democrat and Republican led initiatives there were no mass protests, car dealerships weren’t firebombed, and personal cars weren’t burned and vandalized. District judges didn’t unconstitutionally overreach their authority or use unlawful injunctions to stop Executive action.

There were no screaming, maniacal Conservative Republican Congress men or women threatening security guards, no “whistleblowers” with an axe to grind, no weaponized media agencies bending and twisting Executive policy into some sort of fascist agenda, no Republicans calling Democrats Nazis, no hate filled rants and threats to “reap the whirlwind” from Republican or Conservative Senators. That the Democrat/Liberal agenda is now employing this is a product of recent history.

We have seen all the above from Democrats and their Liberal supporters and is a reasonable definition of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Unfortunately, this also seems to be the new “normal” for today’s Democrat party and Liberals across the TDS spectrum for which there seems to be no cure, not even a new untested vaccine.

Dennis Atwater is a Russell resident.