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tupper's avatar

there's a good article in the Atlantic by Mckay Coppins that points out that Trump has always been the way he is, so calling him out for 'getting worse' is futile

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/02/trump-buzzfeed-mar-a-lago-speech-coherence/677480/

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Josh's avatar

Yeah his word salads have been garbage for his entire political career. But a lot of what gets aired are the choice quotes- the stuff that opponents find insane or inflammatory, but tickle the pleasure centers of the base. And by just focusing on the specific outrage quotes, it can give him the appearance of coherence and strategy behind it, when in reality he's just rambling his way to applause lines.

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