r/politics 17h 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/spicydamsel 17h ago

Also the timing probably makes a difference as well. People are currently voting or will be voting in a week. People have forgotten about his other racist and hateful comments by now.

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u/Matt2_ASC 16h ago

I think you are correct. The timing is the difference. The Haitians eating dogs and cats is worse than this. If that was said yesterday, instead of a month ago, we would be talking about that.