{"id":78746,"date":"2025-08-13T03:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/78746\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T03:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T03:43:07","slug":"dr-phil-once-again-talking-politics-days-after-saying-hes-not-qualified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/78746\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Phil Once Again Talking Politics Days After Saying He\u2019s \u2018Not Qualified\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Television psychologist Phil McGraw lasted less than two days<\/a> before getting political after telling The New York Times that he wasn\u2019t qualified to do so.<\/p>\n

McGraw attempted to avoid questions in an interview<\/a> with the paper about his recent appearances<\/a> alongside President Donald Trump and his ICE raid ridealongs<\/a> by arguing, \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m qualified to talk about politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to a question about legislation, he doubled down, replying, \u201dI don\u2019t know! You\u2019re making my point.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DrDr. Phil, who told The New York Times he “wasn’t qualified” to discuss politics, campaigned for Donald Trump last year. ANGELA WEISS\/Angela Weiss\/AFP via Getty Images <\/p>\n

Despite openly admitting his ignorance on all things political, McGraw took time out of the Monday episode of his podcast<\/a> to criticize Texas Democrats who fled the state in order to prevent Republican redistricting efforts<\/a> promoted by Trump. The proposed changes could deliver five additional seats to the GOP in next year\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n

\u201dDemocrats are making a mockery of themselves and the system,\u201d McGraw declared. \u201dGovernor Abbott should arrest them all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dEven if you\u2019re a hardcore Democrat, we can\u2019t allow or reward this bad behavior. These people were elected to do a job, they have a responsibility, and if you don\u2019t like redistricting, use the courts, use your vote, or do a better job to win elections,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201dBut don\u2019t just run away. If you\u2019re an elected leader, treat yourself and others with dignity and respect. Do your job. And to do your job, you have to be here. Be heard. Weigh in. Argue the point. And don\u2019t be a hypocrite about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a statement on X explaining their decision to leave the state so as to prevent the House from forming a quorum that would allow it to vote, Texas House Democrats said, \u201dBreaking quorum is not a decision we take lightly. However, when Governor Abbott chooses to withhold critical flood relief in order to advance a partisan agenda at the request of Donald Trump, we are left with no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dHe had ample opportunity to prioritize disaster recovery earlier in the session but instead chose to play political games.\u201d<\/p>\n

One State Representative, Donna Howard from Travis County, explained that Democrats were \u201cdoing everything we can to stop this sham of a map redrawing that is not about helping the people of this state\u2014it\u2019s a pure power grab from President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dAbbott and the Republicans are apparently all too willing to bend the knee and do whatever he asks, despite the fact that this will actually harm the voters here in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Breaking quorum is not a decision we take lightly. However, when Governor Abbott chooses to withhold critical flood relief in order to advance a partisan agenda at the request of Donald Trump, we are left with no choice. He had ample opportunity to prioritize disaster recovery\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jFCNBMjNYY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Texas House Democrats (@TexasHDC) August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The Texas Senate voted to approve<\/a> the redrawn map on Tuesday, despite the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus staging a walkout<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The redrawn map still needs to pass a vote in the House before it can be signed into law. <\/p>\n