I don’t think my disinterest in most of the things that fall out of Trumps mouthhole is a sign of denial. Most of these are outright lies, baseless accusations, exaggerations, narcissism, and pure hatred. I’m not obliged to let this affect my life. I’m also an EU citizen and as such I have a natural distance to US politics. (I know that the orange turd’s actions have grave consequences for EU citizens too, to be clear, and this is something I can’t ignore)

The difference for me personally is if news articles start with “Trump says“ or with "USA does“. I am very much done with the former, just to keep my mental health intact.

It doesn’t. It’s a right wing attempt to generate social friction and to get attention by focusing on rage bait topics for their prospective voters

Is it? I was under the impression that french people generally despise being told what to do by the government.

On the other hand, passing a ban on smartphones that is not legally binding and can safely be ignored sounds more like it.