The Daily Signal The Daily Signal Presents "Problematic Women" - Therapy Course Claims Trump Is a Cult Leaders, Voters Are His Followers | Pamela Garfield-Jaeger
Sep 7, 2025
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, a social worker and author of several books including “A Practical Response to Gender Distress,” dives into the controversial therapy course she attended, which labels Trump supporters as cult members. She reveals the alarming political bias that can influence therapeutic practices and critiques the ethics of such categorization. The discussion also touches on the implications of a tragic school shooting involving a transgender individual, exploring the nuances of identity and mental health in today's political climate.
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Undercover In A 'Cult' Therapy Class
- Pamela Garfield-Jaeger covertly joined an online therapy course that labeled Trump supporters as members of a national-scale cult.
- She used a fake name, spent three hours in the class, and later exposed its claims publicly.
Political Bias Entering Therapy Training
- The course framed MAGA voters as part of a cult aiming to return America to white power and dismissed minority Trump voters as "illiterate."
- Pamela calls this messaging blatantly racist and dangerously politicized for licensed continuing-education.
Therapist Hostility Over Clinical Care
- The class prioritized therapists' self-care and hostility toward Trump-supporting clients over neutral clinical care.
- Instructors warned therapists they might "hate their clients" for voting Trump, showing therapy can become politicized rather than therapeutic.
