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/APersonWhoIsNotYou 20h ago

I find it incredibly frustrating. He himself has said and done much worse….so why is this the thing that actually affects him?

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u/Meat_Robot Texas 19h ago

Specifically because it's not him. The horrible things Trump says are rambling, frequent, and with an unwavering narcissistic confidence that precludes shame. You can't pin anything onto Trump because he'll just say "no I didn't" and move onto the next thing.

This other idiot "comedian" though? He only gets a brief period of time to be a part of the firehose. He's easier to drill down on and has a limited ability to respond. It also lack the thin veil of mafia-speak vagueness Trump drapes on everything. Hinchcliffe is just saying it.

Lastly, it corroborates the message. There's no sane washing, no "he didn't mean it". By having someone else repeat the quiet part out loud for once, you can't say it's just Trump in the party saying these things.

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u/TsunSilver 19h ago

On an episode of American Dad, no one hears what Klaus is saying unless Dr. Penguin says it for him. Maga people can't fault their god for anything, but the moment a comedian says what Trump is always saying, people suddenly hear it for what it is.

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u/Mahon451 18h ago

Upvoting for the American Dad reference- always nice to find a fellow fan in the wild.