Mark Halperin

Maybe think about why are they so upset?

Why has...

Unfortunately, I was at least partially correct.

Why has the president's reelection caused a mental health crisis in America?

Every mental health professional I talk to, no matter their political orientation, says, yeah, business is booming.

Lots of people need mental health help now.

And as a nation, I don't care what your politics are, you should have sympathy for your fellow countrymen and countrywomen who right now are still struggling a year in here to Trump's second term.

They are struggling to understand how the country could have done this.

And then again, I'd ask people who are struggling with it,

Look for things you can like.

Look for things that are going on both with the Trump administration and outside that maybe you can be positive about.

Or think about why are so many other people in the country positive about what's going on?

That capacity to have empathy for the people who are suffering and for the people who are celebrating both directions.

That is what we need to foster.

That is what is missing.

And when I continue to watch to see how upset people are, it breaks my heart.

I don't mock them.

But I do think they need to do a better job.

Both sides say to me, well, they're not spending the time understanding me.

Both sides need to do a better job.