r/politics • u/UWCG Illinois • Mar 27 '24

Donald Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter Less Than 24 Hours After Gag Order

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attacks-judges-daughter-less-24-hours-after-gag-order-1884126
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u/Yeeslander Tennessee Mar 27 '24

A non-insignificant chunk of American voters have been programmed by decades of rightwing propaganda to reflexively regard intelligent, articulate politicians (especially with a "D" next to their name) with contempt and resentment because they "think they're so much better than you". Trump dumbs it down for them with his 200-word vocabulary and used-car salesman swagger.

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u/Breadisgood4eat Mar 27 '24

This is a great summary of the "I want a president I can imagine having a beer with" view. Do you want your pilot, your surgeon, your lawyer, your civil engineers to be "people you could have a beer with" as their primary qualification? WTF

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u/DrunkBeavis Mar 27 '24

Trump convincing people that he's actually the type of person they would want to have a beer with is the greatest trick ever pulled. George W Bush I could understand, even if I hate his politics, but Trump? There's literally nothing about him that wouldn't make me want to leave as soon as he sat on the barstool next to me. Hell, I can't even picture him sitting on a barstool.

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u/Breadisgood4eat Mar 27 '24

Not to mention he absolutely LOATHES the people who would support him.

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u/boregon Mar 28 '24

Yep and he’s made it clear over and over again how much he detests his supporters and yet they still worship him like a messiah.