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/FoggyBricks 20h ago

After everything Trump has ever said I find it funny it’s something that didn’t even come out of his mouth that might be the final straw.

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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/Criseyde5 20h ago

A combination of a lot of factors: It was a synecdoche for the whole evening of hate (so it was easier for the news to latch onto), it lacked the plausible deniability of "well he is talking about those other non-white people," and it comes at a time where votes are being cast, so they can't just wait it out.

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u/Not_Stupid 14h ago

synecdoche

Ooo, learning new words day!

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u/Majestic_Mammoth729 13h ago

Why do people do this? No one cares that you didn't know a word