There’s a nasty bug and it’s spreading fast: Trump Derangement Syndrome

Certain individuals in high places are frightening the pants off people after The Donald’s thumping election win

What happened to Track and Trace? I only ask because it might be needed. There’s a new lergy doing the rounds and it seems to be highly contagious. 
Just like Covid, cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome are appearing everywhere. No great cause for alarm – it’s all in the head – but certain individuals in high places are frightening the pants off people. 
Poor old Rory Stewart looked red-eyed and sniffly as he spoke of his pain and fears for future following Donald Trump’s shock victory. The former Tory MP-turned-weeping Leftie says he is “heartbroken” that America has just voted for a “multiple convicted felon” and “fascist” who is about to “sell out Ukraine.” 
Judging from his ashen features, it will take him some time to recover from his affliction. Lib Dem leader Ed Davey is in similarly bad shape after what he calls a “dark, dark day for people around the globe.” The poor man sounds genuinely scared.
In an emotional Tweet, he frets about the world’s most powerful military being led by a “dangerous, destructive demagogue” (apparently forgetting that as 45th President, the only conflicts Trump started were trade wars). 
As for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan – who allowed a giant blimp of Trump as a nappy-wearing baby to float across the city during a Presidential visit to the UK – he reports that fear is sweeping the city. 
Over at the Guardian, the suffering is grievous. Editor Kath Viner is so concerned about the mental health of her staff in the wake of the US election result that she has written to them all offering counselling. Apparently, the atmosphere is much the same inside the BBC. 
At least it is easy to spot the superspreaders. On social media, some are trying to project positivity through their pain. A traumatised Chris Packham has been sharing his survival tactics. Keep calm everyone: the environmentalist says he is “not going to give up on the beautiful and the good.” 
How to respond to this strange new virus? After all, is four long years till Americans return to the ballot box, bringing the prospect of a cure. 
For the time being, I suspect the only option is to let it rip. With luck, this first wave will be as bad as it gets. As time goes by, and the crying Left realise they are not all going to die, they will begin to feel better. In the meantime, I recommend social distancing.