This is the period in the election when all the meatheads come out of their respective holes to throw their weight behind the King Meathead, Trump himself. Earlier this week, when Dr. Phil joined finance influencer Dave Ramsey in endorsing Trump, no one was exactly surprised to hear it. But plenty of folks took the opportunity to remind everyone of just how low Dr. Phil has managed to get during his long career as a Maury-esque drama instigator. And one content creator has been keeping all the receipts.
Healthcare advocate and high-quality follow Kendall Brown knows all of Dr. Phil’s many, many sins, and she’s here to make sure we know about them, too.
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Starting out strong, Brown notes that Dr. Phil “hasn’t held a license to practice medicine for two decades.” He has, however, been investigated for inappropriate dealings with patients.
He’s also been the mastermind behind several scams, including a now-shuttered health spa and nutritional supplements, according to Brown’s research. In a pre-TikTok age, he was hawking snake oil like nobody’s business, setting the stage for a new era of online scammers to come.
Turning to Dr. Phil’s personal trespasses, there was of course the unauthorized sh*t he talked about Britney Spears during her most vulnerable period, and the interview he did with Shelley Duvall some years ago, where he seemed to encourage her to talk about her belief in alien life and generally exploited her poor mental health for views.
But according to Brown, all that is just the tip of the iceberg. Brown has more tea to spill, and she’s taking to TikTok to spill it.
The exploitation just goes on and on, and unfortunately, since the more obvious scamming all happened in a pre-Internet era, it’s not as commonly known as you might imagine. But thankfully, folks like Brown are coming through with the drama.
Will this sway any of Dr. Phil’s followers from voting for Trump on Tuesday? We don’t know. But in this, the 11th hour, we still have to try.
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