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Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report (www.rawstory.com)
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Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure and financial turmoil, according to a new report.

Since the start of Trump's presidency, ex-psychologist and famed TV doctor McGraw positioned himself as an active participant in the administration. He became a firsthand witness to ICE raids, a critic of protests, and an ever-present volunteer for the executive branch — attending events like RFK Jr.'s swearing-in and appearing with Trump after the Texas flooding.

Dozens of employees have been laid off as it averaged just 27,000 weekly viewers, broadcasting partnerships floundered and, in July, it filed for bankruptcy.

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 207 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He's not a doctor, they took that away.

Also, I think I hear the world's smallest violin playing a mournful tune just for him.

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 131 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Here it is

[–] blave@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That is a cello

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a tardigrade

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think we have to call them regardigrades now.

[–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My brain first read that as "retardigrades" and now I feel like I'm going to hell

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Then you got the joke 😝

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

I just call em Reggies for short

[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

And I'm jello... Bayyyybeeee

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

I’m having trouble making it out, but it’s definitely there.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Damn, look at him go.

Gonna out play the devil for sure.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago

They took that away because he fucked a teenage patient. College kid came to him for depression, he gave her a job and had sex with her.

They were going to supervise his practice and let him keep his license, but he gave it up rather than submit to supervision.

There are a couple of stories of addicts on his show being offered drugs before they went on to make them relapse/seem worse. The show was basically an exploitation of people desperate enough to take public humiliation in exchange for mental health “help.”

I think he’s in part responsible for a lot of terrible attitudes about mental health - a popular understanding that “tough love” is a helpful approach, a refusal to acknowledge the impact of trauma… A general problem with America seems to be viewing TV show personalities as “experts.”