Title: How Donald Trump Gets It Wrong On Mental Illness Every Time | HuffPost Life
Headings: How Donald Trump Gets It Wrong On Mental Illness Every Time
How Donald Trump Gets It Wrong On Mental Illness Every Time
His rhetoric isn't just stigmatizing, it's factually incorrect.
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Donald Trump continuously stigmatizes people with mental health issues. When it comes to mental health disorders, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has everything backwards. His rhetoric isn’t just stigmatizing, it’s also factually incorrect. In one primary debate, Trump perpetuated the myth that those who are mentally ill are more likely to act violently. “I feel that the gun-free zones and, you know, when you say that, that’s target practice for the sickos and for the mentally ill ,” he said at the time. “ They look around for gun-free zones.”