By Peter Cox A Republican bill seeking to define criticism of President Donald Trump as a mental illness has stirred up conflict at Minnesota’s Capitol. Five Republican senators introduced a bill Monday that would designate “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness.

Five Minnesota Senate Republicans are seeking to dub “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS), a term coined to describe a form of criticism of President Donald Trump, as an official mental illness recognized under state statute.

Republican State Senator Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa is among the bill’s five authors to expand Minnesota law to account for Trump Derangement Syndrome or TDS. According to the bill’s language, TDS means “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.”

Some House and Senate Democrats appear divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. Nine other Democrats joined Sen. Schumer in advancing the stopgap measure Friday,

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) revealed over the weekend that he’d yet to speak with his House counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), since splitting with most of his party to advance a GOP-crafted bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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