agreed. They all heard him saying how great tariffs are, and up until now have not felt any pressure (except their 401k, if they have one or look). BUT it will hit them in real time, and there will be no avoiding who did it.
Fascist Fox “News” created this bastard. I wish them, and MAGATS the very worst. Will either ever admit the man is a joke and a danger to our country? They haven’t seemed to have a bottom line so far.
Lucky for Trump he won't have to face another real election. Not that there is any chance that Trump will leave office willingly. (America should understand this after Jan. 6, 2021)
The people who have yet to acknowledge the reality of the situation are the ones who are DEEP in the maga cult. Only when the pain is at their door barging in, will they no longer be able to deny reality. I'm curious to see how they react to feeling betrayed by their dear leader...
I'm watching an ethnic Ukrainian MAGA go through subverting his anti-Putin stance to unbroken fealty to his hero Trump. I think he mostly likes Trumps cruelty on people of color, but I'm still studying the guy as he chugs more Kool Aid
An interesting journey to follow. I am just waiting for those who really care to step up.. do something.. overcome their fear… but doubt it will happen in time.
No they won’t. They don’t do any thinking. It is blind adulation. They will give their last razoo, their grandmas.. even sacrifice their kids… on altar of no vaccination etc etc.
Must point out a transcription error toward the end. Mr Sargent is saying independent voters are bailing on Donald, but the text says "independence" when it should be "independents."
True, but the MAGAs that I've known for a long time are unfazed. They worship as deeply indoctrinated in a cult. One has Ukranian heritage and was passionately pro-Ukraine and anti-Putin. He would flame on the mention of Putins name. But now he parrots Trump, idolizes Trump, and wants to be Trump.
I hope Fox News implodes, goes bankrupt, and history books call them for what they were--liars, propagandists, and spokesmen for the decline of democracy and the rise of fascism.
And at some point these media personalities will see the writing on the wall and get out in front of it. We know they have no principles; it’s just feeding the audience what they want to hear which they will see changing. That’s when the herd will turn.
It really just comes down to the old saying ""you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time"
Like gas is $1.98/gal and eggs are lower and everything is gonna be great.
Could it be the plainly visibly mental decline, which given that he has a 73 IQ, is bad?
Or the sheer number of lies, especially the ones about really basic shit like eggs and gas prices when everyone goes outside the next day and it’s $3.25 instead of $1.99?
That $1.99 comment was wild. I feel like he does this stuff to demonstrate his absolute power over MAGA. He can make them reject what they see with their own eyes.
"Fox News personalities work overtime to shield their viewers from Trump’s deepening unpopularity"
WOW. And I have not even started to read the article. Sounds like I might enjoy doing so...
(And as to everybody working at Fox News: No, I am not sorry.)
We knew that's the reason he didn't put his hand on the Bible because he did not want to be held accountable to the "Oath". It meant nothing to him, he was just reciting the words. Moron.
He didn’t keep the oath his first term, why would anyone believe he’d follow it this time? He posted we should terminate the Constitution a year or two ago.
Exactly. I am not posting this because it is a surprise. I am posting it because he said it out loud in the current circumstances & a major newspaper has brought attention to it. Persuasion is not a matter of understanding the facts, but about making sure they are heard and understood, repeatedly.
Just look at how hard FOX & the Trump Administration are working to demonize Kilmare Albrego Garcia. Public polling shows voters overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump on this issue & believe he should be brought back & given due process. They’re working so hard to try to turn voters opinions on this.
Sadly for MAGA, being able to hate on immigrants and trans people plus preventing women from having full agency over their bodies comes with a real cost and cuts to necessary services and a messed up economy is it.
Turns out Trump supporters are just as transactional as he is. He promised them all a pony and they’re now asking >> Where’s my pony?! Instead. They have front-row seats on a slow-motion collapse of their livelihoods, communities, support systems…
His base is incredibly clueless. I know of someone who "loves" Trump and actually said she was so glad he's back in office because she hates paper straws and he will get rid of them.
How low can you go?
How dumb can you be?
“As Fox News personalities work overtime to shield their viewers from Trump's deepening unpopularity, a shrewd observer of right wing media explains the deeper problems this reveals for the MAGA movement.” Fox News is poison.
Stop fixating on Trump. He's just the tip of the iceberg. The Republican Party is a seditious, criminal organization. It needs to be outlawed and its leaders put in jail.
The pathetic marks that vote for Republicans are incredibly stupid, and they're addicted to fascist propaganda, so it's going to take a loooooong time.
Why would Trump care for polls? For me his policy only shows elections are not in his playbook. If they get organized somehow his victory is organized too, or he won't recognize the outcome.
It's only a matter of time before someone gets caught on a hot mic or something gets leaked about right wing pundits real thoughts on the drumpfire and his policies...and that will be a glorious moment.
Love that this ends exactly where you think it will. Fox will have no choice but to scare the shit out of their audience with claims of militant migrants infiltrating the country. Cue the evergreen caravan coming through Latin America. FFS
There is a portion that will NEVER abandon him, even if he had people come to their house and burn it down. They would find a way to celebrate it in honor of him.
Trump has no more juice for keeping maga going. No new ideas. No renewal of energy. His whole thing is going to fall apart the moment he stops breathing. GOP acting as if Trump can protect them, but Trump is 79 living on processed foods; this old man dies soon. Maga gets stomped on a curb afterward.
I don't think so. Just ended another relationship over the weekend. Turns out facts are a matter of opinion. As long as they hold that belief, Trump can do no wrong.
It would be nice but I don’t see it happening. Nearly every interview I’ve seen with Trump voters who’ve been fired, are facing layoffs, etc still say they support him. These are not smart people
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Must point out a transcription error toward the end. Mr Sargent is saying independent voters are bailing on Donald, but the text says "independence" when it should be "independents."
Like gas is $1.98/gal and eggs are lower and everything is gonna be great.
Or the sheer number of lies, especially the ones about really basic shit like eggs and gas prices when everyone goes outside the next day and it’s $3.25 instead of $1.99?
Will that do it?
No? It’s a cult?
WOW. And I have not even started to read the article. Sounds like I might enjoy doing so...
(And as to everybody working at Fox News: No, I am not sorry.)
How low can you go?
How dumb can you be?
Fox/Trump is a failing “brand” as we slide into authoritarianism. They have to move to less and less credible reasoning to support him.