In today’s episode of “You Can’t Make This Up,” the BBC—yes, the taxpayer-funded British Broadcasting Corporation—is reportedly offering counseling to employees triggered by the emotional trauma of Donald Trump returning to the news cycle. That’s right, the folks tasked with “objective journalism” apparently need therapy just to report on The Orange Menace.
It seems the stiff upper lip has officially been replaced with a trembling chin and a cry for help.
According to reports, BBC staff have been so rattled by Trump’s 2024 resurgence that management has begun offering emotional support to help them navigate the psychological minefield of covering a politician they disagree with. Imagine being so allergic to opposing viewpoints that you need a licensed professional to talk you down from a headline.
Meanwhile, back in reality, millions of regular people are dealing with actual problems—like inflation, crime, and energy bills that could melt the crown jewels—and somehow managing to do it all without curling up in a therapy pod every time Trump appears on television.
Let’s be honest: this isn’t mental health care. It’s political group therapy for employees who’ve spent eight years hearing their own echo chamber tell them Trump was the literal end of civilization. Now that he’s back, and possibly stronger than ever, they’re going into full psychological DEFCON 1.
And it’s not just the BBC. The Guardian, ever the gold standard of progressive fragility, reportedly offered similar counseling services after Trump’s election victory. You’d think they were covering a war zone, not a democratic election.
Here’s the kicker: these are the same outlets lecturing Americans about being "too sensitive" when we complain about woke overreach, media bias, or the state of the border. But when their ideological bubble gets a little prick from Trump’s return, suddenly it’s bring-your-therapist-to-work day.
Maybe instead of therapy, the BBC could invest in something radical—like unbiased journalism. But that might require confronting reality without a safety blanket.
In the meantime, if you hear sobbing in the background during the BBC’s U.S. election coverage, don’t worry—it’s just the newsroom processing its collective PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder.
And people wonder why trust in media is at an all-time low.
