Actress January Jones, known for her role in the hit drama series "Mad Men," has shared a theory that President Donald Trump staged a recent assassination attempt. This is part of a broader trend of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" where people interpret anything from or surrounding the Trump administration at face value, regardless of the facts. Jones' comments were posted on her Instagram story following the failed assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. This framing of an alleged assassination attempt as staged performance elevates a serious category of events into casual entertainment. This distorts the understanding of political violence and can lead to societies that treat real-world violence as metaphor or media manipulation.