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In the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and with Joe Biden on the brink of dropping out of the presidential race, this week hasn’t been a quiet one for American politics. It’s therefore a strange time for a news outlet to tell readers to take a break from the news, and yet that’s exactly what NPR did this morning. The best way to protect one’s mental health, according to a psychologist the outlet interviewed, may be “turning off the television, news outlets, wherever you’re receiving your news”.
At a time when the President is referring to his Secretary of Defence as “the black man” on national television and party leaders are turning on one another in public view, NPR would prefer that readers look away. In fairness, there are worse remedies for Trump Derangement Syndrome…
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