For the better part of a decade, left-wing mental health professionals have cast aspersions on former President Donald Trump's psychological make up.

However, one psychologist recently put forward a possible diagnosis of Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Harris has regularly put on fake accents

At issue is the vice president's apparent use of a Spanish accent as she spoke to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Latinx Kamala Harris debuts her new accent while speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. pic.twitter.com/9TRj3VHRTc

— CPAC (@CPAC) September 19, 2024

This was despite the fact that Harris, who was raised by her Indian mother in Berkeley, California and Montreal, Quebec, does not speak Spanish.

It was not the first time Harris raised eyebrows with her voice, as the New York Post noted earlier in the week that she adopted a "mysterious accent" while addressing a dinner organized by the Congressional Black Caucus.

What's more, the vice president was mocked in November of 2021 when she tried to mimic a French accent after touring a COVID-19 lab in Paris.

Psychotherapist: Fake accents could be an attempt to overcompensate

Jonathan Alpert is a practicing psychotherapist in New York state, and he told the Daily Mail that Harris' fluctuating speech patterns could be indicative of underlying issues.

"Using a fake accent could also be a result of feeling self-conscious around a particular group and feeling like she has to make changes to her baseline voice in order to be accepted - to some extent this a natural and normal way to handle people we might perceive as different than ourselves," Alpert explained.

"There's a possibility she feels like she won't fit in, so she overcompensates by taking this whole accent thing to the extreme," he continued.

"I think there could be an element of Harris trying to gain acceptance across these different demographics. But again, I think it's backfiring," Alpert said

Tactic may cause Harris to be seen "as inauthentic or manipulative"

"By altering her accent she might be perceived as inauthentic or manipulative and ultimately could undermine trust if the audience feels she is not genuine,"  he added.

"In Harris' attempt to connect with a specific group, there is a risk of alienating other audiences," the psychotherapist suggested.

"If her accent change is seen as pandering or insincere, it might alienate people who view it as a superficial attempt to fit in rather than a genuine expression of solidarity," Alpert went on to remark.