'Gavin Derangement Syndrome': California Dem trolls Republicans in floor speech
California Assemblyman Marc Berman (D) mocked his Republican colleagues by accusing them of "Gavin Derangement Syndrome."
During a Thursday floor debate, Berman suggested that Republicans were suffering from the condition because Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was pursuing redistricting in California. Republicans have often accused Democrats of having "Trump Derangement Syndrome" for opposing President Donald Trump's agenda.
"Mr. Speaker, is there a doctor in the house?" Berman asked. "I'm asking the speaker, if we have, I am severely worried."
"Some colleagues from across the aisle are suffering from severe Gavin Derangement Syndrome, and I'm worried about their health," he continued.
Berman went on to make the case for Newsom's redistricting effort, which was triggered after Trump pushed Texas to gerrymander five new Republican seats.
"I'm so tired of Republicans, excuse me, colleagues from across the aisle, who complain about the cost of democracy, but who are silent when the president of the United States, the duly elected president of the United States, never a debate on that for me — no stop the steal over here — wants to extort California institutions for billions of dollars," he explained. "But now, now when we're trying to defend democracy, it's too high of a cost to bear."
"Eight and a half years in and the faux outrage has gotten a little nauseating," he added.