As a trained mental health practitioner and a family life educator, I was disturbed when former Fox TV host Tucker Carlson recently shared a fantasized story about "Daddy" Donald Trump coming home to spank his teenage daughter—a metaphor that the nation needed a good spanking.

There has to be a point at which Dad comes home. And he’s pissed. Dad is pissed. He’s not vengeful. He loves his children. Disobedient as they may be, he loves them. Because they’re his children. They live in his house. But he’s very disappointed in their behavior. And he’s going to have to let them know…Get to your room right now and think about what you did.

And when Dad gets home, do you know what he says? You’ve been a bad girl. You’ve been a bad little girl, and you’re getting a vigorous spanking right now. And no. It’s not gonna hurt me more than it hurts you. No it’s not. I’m not gonna lie. It’s gonna hurt you a lot more than it hurts me. And you earned this.

You’re getting a vigorous spanking because you’ve been a bad girl. (Tucker Carlson, October 23, 2024)

Then the crowd he was speaking to erupted into loud cheers! While this fictionalized story is about correcting a misbehaving daughter's behavior, it may give his listeners the wrong message—it's okay to spank children.

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