Two and a Half Men creator sends message to Trump in latest TV premiere

Chuck Lorre has hit back at the White House after they accused him of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

73-year-old Lorre has been nicknamed the “King of Sitcoms” thanks to a successful multi-decade career helping to create hit shows including Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory and Mom.

Appearing at the Project Angel Food charity gala in Los Angeles last week, Lorre used an award acceptance speech to say, per The Daily Beast: “Sure, I’d love to stand here and talk about my deep yearning for a more compassionate government, one that prioritizes the health and welfare of its citizens. But the burden of my profession demands that I take this opportunity to say a few words about that bloated orange piece of s*** in the White House.”

He went on to joke that: “Because I’m a comedy writer, I have no choice but to explain how I wake up every morning to turn on CNN to see if the president of the United States had a heart attack while straining to take a dump.”

After Lorre’s comments were widely reported, the White House spokesperson Davis Ingle responded in a statement: “Chuck Lorre should immediately seek psychiatric help to treat his severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has completely rotted his peanut-sized brain.”

'The Big Bang' theory creator Chuck Lorre has responded to the White House accusing him of having 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' — ‘The Big Bang’ theory creator Chuck Lorre has responded to the White House accusing him of having ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ (Getty)

Now, Lorre has replied using one of the typed vanity cards that often close his shows.

In a card that appears at the end of the latest episode of Young Sheldon spin-off Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Lorre writes: “A spokesperson for the White House recently announced that I need psychiatric help. I don’t disagree.

“I’m not a big fan of mood-altering drugs or electroshock therapy, you know, Cuckoo’s Nest stuff, but I would be up for a chat with a trained professional who gently encourages me to seek out childhood experiences that negatively impact my thinking and behavior. (A possible culprit could be weekly atomic bomb drills in grade school. This involved hiding under my desk to avoid being cut to ribbons from the classroom windows exploding.)”

He continues: “It might also be worth investigating if toxins in my environment bear any responsibility for my ‘derangement.’ (Can’t ignore all those mesothelioma commercials.) Regardless of how we proceed, I do appreciate this very public concern for my mental health. It’s comforting to know my government is looking out for me.”