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— People For the American Way (@peoplefor) May 26, 2025
Chris Cillizza is right on a few counts in his podcast (video below). He states "It's all about grievances. It's all crazy stuff! If I'd posted that on the Internet, I'd probably be canceled- and rightly so." It is all about grievances and if Cillizza had posted that, he'd justifiably be canceled. And so would virtually anyone- but there are two sets of rules, one for President Trump, the other for the rest of us. The Supreme Court said so.
"We cannot get numb," Cillizza argues to how different the Trump presidency is from any presidency that has come before it." Also
But I feel like we have to stop occasionally and acknowledge how utterly bizarre his behavior is compared to every president who has been in the office prior to Donald Trump. Anyone of them saying or sending a message like this would be a massive national, and probably international, story.
Merriam-Webster defines "bizarre" as "odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode." Donald J. Trump's behavior certainly is odd, extravagant, and eccentric. He is one of a kind, in all the worst possible ways. Nonetheless, we should no longer be surprised that he speaks of "scum" and "monsters" and judicial officers "hating" the USA.
We're not surprised but we often act as if we are numb to it, as Cillizza warns against. Even as it's often noted that Trump is a master at projection, always accusing others of what he himself is, we neglect to identify the instances in which this arises. Trump tweets
.... Judges who are on a mission to keep murderers, drug dealers, rapists, gang members, and released prisoners from all over the world in our country so they can rob, murder, and rape again- all protected by these USA hating judges..."
Donald Trump overwhelms us by his incoherence, inanity, inaccuracy, and bigotry. All the while, the charm of his broken syntax lures us to his message as we are lured to the scene of an automobile accident.
We are overwhelmed by his inanity, incoherence, inaccuracy, bigotry, and even the charm of his broken syntax, luring us to his message as we are lured to the scene of an automobile accident. We are so thrown off balance by the incomparable and unparalleled wickedness of his message and the man behind it that we are unable to focus on a mere one or two idea or repulsive insult.
The anti-Trump message thus gets muddled. However, the President's condemnation of alleged "USA hating Judges" suggests a possible message. And it's not to defend Judges, notwithstanding the line of lawyers as guests and even hosts on cable news who jump at the chance to do that.
It comes with the "USA hating" thing, one of the most obvious examples of projection practiced by Mr. Trump. "Our Country is Rigged, Crooked, and Evil," he posted on Untruth Social on October 30, 2022 (slyly posed by DJT on Mischief Night, albeit earlier in the day). Rigged or crooked is debatable- but do Americans believe our country, whom pre-Trump Republicans touted as "exceptional," is evil?
"This country has gotten bloated, fat, and disgusting" claimed the Chief Executive on February 26, 2025 at his first Cabinet meeting
The President referring to federal employees- otherwise known as "workers"- is ironic coming from the head of the Party whose members (and the media) tell us repeatedly that it is the party of the "working class." The Democratic Party shouldn't need to be encouraged to remind citizens that our President has described America as "evil" and its workers as "bloated and fat and disgusting." The voters who did not hear of Trump's remarks could be told of them, and the others could be reminded.
Americans ought to be hear consistently that Donald Trump hates America or, alternatively, that he hates "you" or "us." Repeated often enough by enough Democrats, the media would pick up on the criticism. It would be a politically powerful message- and the cherry on top would be that it is true.
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