Dr. Phil said Trump is not a bully: 'I'm an expert about bullying'

Famous tv host and psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw said that erstwhile President Trump is not a bully during his reside astatine nan Madison Square Garden [MSG] rally connected Sunday evening.

"It is ever incorrect erstwhile you bully somebody. And that's what's going connected now. Let maine show you what nan critics are going to opportunity erstwhile they perceive maine talking astir this. They're going to say, well, now, hold a minute, travel on, isn’t Trump a bully? And fto maine show you why nan reply to that mobility is no," McGraw said to a crowd of thousands astatine MSG.

McGraw explained further, "Because to beryllium a bully, location has to beryllium an imbalance of power. And erstwhile there's not, it's conscionable called a debate. And he's conscionable amended astatine it than anybody else. It's called debating. It's called arguing. It conscionable whitethorn moreover beryllium name-calling. But it's not bullying unless there's an imbalance of power."

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Television characteristic Dr. Phil McGraw speaks astatine a run rally for erstwhile US President and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York connected October 27, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

McGraw was a astonishment speaker astatine nan rally and endorsed Trump for nan first time. 

Earlier this year, erstwhile McGraw interviewed Trump connected his web Merit Street Media, nan tv big said he does not endorse candidates. Furthermore, McGraw besides antecedently slammed nan "weaponization" of nan justness strategy pursuing nan blameworthy verdict for Trump.

The monolithic rally featured speeches from respective celebrities and precocious floor plan politicians, including UFC CEO Dana White, erstwhile New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, "Jersey Shore" prima Vinny Guadagnino, and iconic wrestler Hulk Hogan. 

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Madison Square Garden is nan longtime location of nan New York Knicks and New York Rangers, 2 of nan astir storied franchises successful their respective sports.  (Getty Images )

Trump took nan shape for nan monolithic rally conscionable aft 7 p.m. connected Sunday, wherever astir 20,000 supporters managed to get a spot successful nan packed arena, pinch an estimated 20,000 much supporters gathered extracurricular nan Midtown Manhattan venue. 

McGraw said that though he "may not beryllium an master successful politics," he is "an master astir bullying."

"And bullying is erstwhile you activity to harm somebody, you activity to intimidate, coerce, origin distress, fear, consequence to their well-being. And it tin beryllium physical, verbal, relational aliases cyber bullying. And it's ever wrong," McGraw said.

Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a Q&A pinch Pastor Paula White astatine nan National Faith Advisory Summit connected October 28, 2024, successful Powder Springs, Georgia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Before claiming that Trump was not a bully, he mentioned that Trump supporters "get canceled, intimidated, marginalized, excluded aliases moreover fired aliases boycotted."

"And you cognize what that means. In short, that adds up to being bullied. And now we're talking astir thing I cognize a hellhole of a batch about," he said.

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"Now you're successful my wheelhouse, buddy," McGraw added.