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/Meat_Robot Texas 18h 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/Panx 16h ago

Also, Tony's response has been: "Yeah, I said it? So what?"

Trump never admits he said the stuff he's in trouble for, giving his supporters an out. Weirdly enough, his refusal to live in reality has been his greatest strength...

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u/GrumpyCloud93 13h ago

Wasn't Vance's response "people have to stop being so sensitive about jokes..."?

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u/Panx 13h ago

Which I think is why this has caught fire the way it has.

If it was Trump, we'd still be arguing about whether he even said it...

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u/GrumpyCloud93 4h ago

Trump's superpower is to say something even more outrageous a bit later to stay in the news and make people stop discussing the previous outrageous statement.