Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat with a typically clear view of what's going on and why no one should be falling for it:
/nosanitize
I could not agree with this woman any more strongly.
That is the play and strategy they will use and they gave it the green light and coordinated it w all the RNC pundits literally within a couple of hours of the shooting.
The strategy against it is to ask those Trump talking heads to recognize and condemn all violence on both sides. Biden’s actually handling it incredibly well, playing peacemaker and being gracious and presidential.
Agreed 👍
Also, people shouldn't lie about him just to be polite. He's still a neo-authoritarian, convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and fraudster, and an objectively awful president who was responsible for thousands of dead Americans.
But Joe's old, ammirite? Or should that be "but her emails"? 🙄
People need to understand that nothing about this is normal, and keep their eye on the prize: democracy and freedom.
We'll have to see.
My natural inclination is to think that he's always his own worst enemy, but people couldn't see him for the lifelong grifter he's always been when they wouldn't hold their noses and vote for the email lady back then, so my faith has been somewhat challenged.
What's certain is that he'll claim he won no matter what happens and who knows how that'll go. He's still never seriously been held accountable for anything, what with endless appeals, etc.
@DyDave
That must never be forgotten. He’s still absurdly unfit to be president.
His default mode is anger, defiance and attacking. He needs it in his rotten fascistic soul.
I just don’t think Trump will never stop suggesting, demanding, glorifying violence and revenge. Even after this…
Ffs, the man has a “director of retribution”.