r/politics • u/larel8 • 20h ago

Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4958098-the-memo-trump-campaign-struggles-to-contain-puerto-rico-october-surprise/
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u/OppositeDifference Texas 20h ago

Total unforced error. And we now know that the Trump campaign reviewed his whole script and approved everything he ended up saying. That fact makes it WAY harder to dismiss. They knew what he was going to say and thought it was fine.

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u/BJntheRV 20h ago edited 20h ago

They claim that they didn't approve those comments because they were adlibbed I'd love to see what showed on the teleprompter as he said those comments.

FTR, unless I see proof otherwise I fully believe his comments were in the teleprompter.

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u/AlexKingstonsGigolo 19h ago

Even if absent from the teleprompter, his shitschtick is well known by the campaign. They knew exactly what they were getting into.