ASK THE PSYCHOLOGIST ISSUE 62: Did President Trump use any psychological technique in his STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS on Feb. 24, 2026?
It appeared that in the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, the president purposely or accidentally used a Double Bind Psychological Technique and a Catch 22 Psychological Technique, to leave his opponents adrift, not knowing what to do next. Some were so disoriented, they yelled out with little effect, in an attempt to stop what was happening to them. The majority of the democrats (Looked more like Demonicrats), had been put in the situation that they were dammed if the do and dammed if they don’t. The result was a degradation of their party platform. Below you can see how the previously mentioned techniques work, to leave an audience who opposes you helpless.
A double bind is a communicative dilemma where an individual receives two or more conflicting, contradictory messages, making it impossible to satisfy both, as fulfilling one violates the other. Proposed by Gregory Bateson, this “no-win” situation causes immense confusion, anxiety, and psychological paralysis, often used to exert control in relationships.
A catch-22 in psychology is a paradoxical, inescapable situation where the pursuit of a goal requires actions that make achieving that goal impossible, often leading to mental health struggles or behavioral traps. It is a circular,”no-win” dilemma where the solution is embedded within the problem itself.There were several situations during the speech, when his opponents didn’t know when to stand and applaud or remain seated. The results were inappropriate behavior at times, ignoring common decency. I predict that politically, videos of their confusion and inappropriate behavior will eventually be used against them come election time. One can see at the STATE OF THE UNION that many politicians currently suffer from cognitive dissonance, which initially was proposed by Leon Festinger in 1957. The theory states that individuals experience psychological discomfort (dissonance) when holding conflicting beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors. In politics, a person will dismiss facts that challenges their political party, sometimes leads to the acceptance of “fake news”without question. Most commonly, these people Ignore information that conflicts with their existing beliefs. This was quite obvious at the STATE OF THE UNION speech.
Bart P. Billings, Ph.D.
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