An MSNBC commentator has been mocked after saying he 'maybe has PTSD' from Donald Trump while wearing a denim shirt and seashell necklace.
Tim Miller, a former GOP political strategist-turned Trump critic, made the remark while discussing who the Republicans may nominate for president in the 2028 election.
The strategist, a former staffer on Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign who is now writer-at-large at The Bulwark, joked that his post-Trump 'PTSD' has warped who he would expect Republican voters to support in the next election.
'Again, maybe I have PTSD, but this just reminds me of what Republican voters were like between 2010 and 2016,' he said.
'I don't really think it's ideological, Trump was not far to the right per se, he was far to the right on a couple of issues on immigration and crime.
'But he was also, whatever you want to call him, in the middle or incoherent, on foreign policy and economic issues.
'So, I think it could be anybody, I don't think it is along the ideological valance, I think it could be anybody who says, 'I am going to stand up and fight.''
Tim Miller, a former GOP political strategist-turned Trump critic, remarked that President Trump has given him 'PTSD' and has warped his impression of how Republican voters turn out
Miller argued that Trump's 2016 nomination was a surprise because he was 'not far right' on many issues, and said the next GOP leader 'could be anybody who says, 'I am going to stand up and fight''
Miller's remarks on suffering 'PTSD' from Trump drew backlash on X, with critics also lashing out at his casual jean shirt and seashell necklace outfit while appearing on the broadcast.
'Imagine being so fragile that a president gives you PTSD,' one X user said. 'Maybe it's the seashell necklace cutting off circulation to his brain.'
As others called Miller fragile for his comments, another viewer mocked his outfit saying: 'He looks like he has PTSD from 2001 dressed like that.'
'Don't hate on the denim button down!' another chimed in. 'His opinions might suck, but the shirt is comfortable.'
Miller's remarks on the future of the GOP presidential race come as many Republicans appear to have fallen in line behind Vice President JD Vance as the next party nominee.
Vance dominated a straw poll of Republicans in attendance at the influential Conservative Political Action Conference last month, where he picked up 61 percent support.
Former Trump strategist and conservative activist Steve Bannon was a surprise runner up with 12 percent.
Although Vance is the frontrunner three years away from the election, he is far from the only Republican with presidential ambitions, with former Trump opponent and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also placing on the straw poll podium with seven percent support.
Jim McLaughlin, who ran the poll, said at the time in response to Vance's win: 'Why? Because he's viewed as the closest thing to Donald Trump.'
Vance didn't downplay his potential plans to run for the White House when asked by Fox News' Maria Bartiromo weeks after November's election, saying he'll 'cross that political bridge when we come to it.'
'We'll see what happens come 2028,' he said.
'But the way that I think about this is, the best thing for my future is actually the best thing for the American people, which is that we do a really good job over the next three and a half years.'
Miller's remarks come as many Republicans appear to have fallen in line behind Vice President JD Vance as the next GOP nominee
While Republicans appear united behind Vance, the Democrats have floundered since Kamala Harris' resounding defeat in November.
Despite losing in a landslide to Trump, Harris surprisingly topped a post-election poll among Democrats, where she led the field with 41 percent of the vote, according to a Puck News/Echelon Insights survey.
The rest of the pack combined - 13 Democratic politicians who all scored in the single digits - garnered 43 percent, with 16 percent of those surveyed saying they were 'unsure' to the question of who they would vote for if a party primary were held today.
California Governor Gavin Newsom came in at second place with just eight percent.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro earned seven percent in the poll, a once-rumored vice presidential pick who was ultimately turned down by Harris as a running mate in favor of Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota who receives six percent in the poll.
Vice President Kamala Harris led a post-election poll of Democrats who could compete in the 2028 election, although 16 percent of those surveyed saying they were 'unsure' to the question of who they would vote for if a party primary were held today
California Gov. Gavin Newsom came in second place in a November poll of who should be the next Democratic standard bearer
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also remains in the list of potential candidates as he sits at six percent.
Other possible candidates include Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with four percent and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with three percent.
Candidates in the bottom tier include Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
Democratic senators in the conversation include Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, alongside New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, and Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock.
