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Chuck Lorre’s Vanity Card Replies to White House Criticism

Published 9 October 2026

Chuck Lorre’s production company has prepared a vanity card responding sarcastically to White House criticism of the television writer, but the supplied reports do not independently confirm that the card appeared on air. It was scheduled to follow the season-three premiere of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage on October 8, 2026, on CBS. The card addresses a statement by White House spokesperson Davis Ingle, who said Lorre should seek psychiatric help for what Ingle called “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The reports attribute Ingle’s remarks to a statement provided to Fox News Digital. They do not provide independent confirmation of the statement beyond that shared attribution. In the card’s text, Lorre says he does not disagree that he needs help, then jokes about possible explanations for his behavior. He mentions childhood atomic-bomb drills, when pupils hid under desks, and suggests environmental toxins might also be worth investigating. He closes by thanking the government for its public concern about his mental health. The response uses the vanity cards that accompany Lorre’s television productions to deliver commentary.

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