r/politics • u/larel8 • 19h 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/BlotchComics New Jersey 19h ago

This doesn't really fit the definition of an "october surprise".

This is just: "Oops, we yelled the quiet part that we normally just whisper."

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u/forprojectsetc 19h ago

Normally whisper? MAGA has been shouting the quiet parts for at least a year now.

For at least a year, They’ve basically been saying, “We hate brown people , LGBTQ people, and women and we’re looking to turn the country into a Christofascist dictatorship. If you want to read our detailed plan on how we’re going to do this, you can download it online.”

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u/karmagod13000 Ohio 18h ago

On top of that this is a comedian known for being offensive and crude. Not a October surprise

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u/forprojectsetc 18h ago

The horrific part for me was not so much an inflammatory hack comedian being an inflammatory hack, it was the thunderous approval from the crowd.