Earlier today, Donald Trump went after all the people condemning his weird submissive relationship with Vladimir Putin, blasting their criticism as “Trump Derangement Syndrome”:
Some people HATE the fact that I got along well with President Putin of Russia. They would rather go to war than see this. It’s called Trump Derangement Syndrome!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2018
The AP had apparently never heard of that term, because here’s how they covered it:
All about the new buzz phrase "Trump Derangement Syndrome" used by the president on Twitter and catching on in conservative circles. https://t.co/1sFlhnIjwc
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) July 18, 2018
“The new buzz phrase.”
New??? https://t.co/C6grORr3UZ
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) July 18, 2018
New? Did you just arrive on planet Earth?
— Proud Deplorable (@deplorablenAL) July 18, 2018
The AP is with it! They’re hip!
How do you do, fellow kids? https://t.co/wy5it9MCZB
— neontaster (@neontaster) July 18, 2018
New phrase??? Welcome to the internet, AP
— Quite Frankly (@PoliticalOrgy) July 18, 2018
Well, better late than never!
https://twitter.com/scottwbeattie/status/1019657453925875712
https://twitter.com/juicyhopfrog/status/1019654378905534465
Not new at all, @AP_Politics. Has been in use for the better part of three years. https://t.co/aLhKuzdNIZ https://t.co/zKwj40H3OT
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) July 18, 2018
Sit a spell, Millennial intern, and let me tell you the tale of President George W. Bush… https://t.co/hDmk9kcFBS
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 18, 2018
This "new" buzz phrase is just a repurposed Bush-era term that was likewise repurposed during the Obama years https://t.co/PFRH368pY4
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) July 18, 2018
The piece notes that, but even the notion that "Trump Derangement Syndrome" only just started talking off is really off-base
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) July 18, 2018
We've been using this since before the election. Even nonpolitical friends I have know what TDS is. It's not new, you just can't keep up or are willfully blind.
— 100% HENRY (@PoliticalTheory) July 18, 2018
Oh, AP … never change.