"In. a matter of mere months, Joe Biden has brought this country to the brink of ruin." That's Stephen Miller, of course—the alliteration tells the tale. The Edgar Allen Poe of political speechwriting, in more ways, perhaps, than one.how can anyone actually believe this? pic.twitter.com/xhb1vOWtMw
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 11, 2021
Part of the answer should be obvious: you have to really want to believe it.
Trump has now resorted to just making stuff up in an effort to delude his base into believing that the 2020 election was rigged pic.twitter.com/CudgORhP5l
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 11, 2021
And then maybe "believe" isn't exactly the right word—
What a difference a couple years and a failed Trump presidency makes...#resist #GetVaccinated pic.twitter.com/VZgPzqCFp1
— Bruce Bourgoine (@BruceBourgoine) July 12, 2021
and if you think that's revealing, check out this one:
Trump on polling: "If it's bad, I say it's fake. If it's good, I say, that's the most accurate poll perhaps ever." pic.twitter.com/YxeYxlZy3M
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 11, 2021
Listen to the crowd! They love it! Trump really earns the laugh, too, because it's practically a George Carlin joke, dangerous: the professional "conservatives" in the CPAC audience all know it's true, but it's the thing they dare not say. And the timing is perfect.
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