Like many a despot before him, Donald Trump like to show. And why shouldn’t he? He used this method with great success! Who can forget when, during the 2016 election campaign, he deliver Hillary Clinton labels like “monster,” “unbalanced,” “unstable,” and “dangerous,” even saying at one point, “She’s really almost unremarkable.” Now, you may not have been a huge fan of Clinton in 2016, but if you were, she was probably a bit of a fan. also hinge—that’s part of why she is Fight to convey an authentic personality to voters. By contrast, when it comes to Trump, hinges aren’t even in the political toolbox.
It’s been more than two weeks since the former president was criminally sentenced—and instead of reflecting on his past misdeeds, the former president is still Use this moment as the best opportunity to project. In fact, from the moment Trump was indicted in the New York hush money case, he began attacking Joe Biden and his allies. “It was all done by Biden and his people. This was done by Washington. No one has ever seen anything like this,” Trump baselessly rambled not long after his guilty verdict, even though his hush money lawsuit was brought by the state — not the government issued by the federal government. The former president’s broad views are hardly limited to Bidenworld; he also has being attacked judge, jury, witnesses and prosecutors before, during and after the case. “This is a rigged trial by a judge full of contradictions and corruption,” he said late last month.
None of these predictions are surprising. “It’s kind of…Trump’s method of governing,” Liz Cheney speak Anderson Cooper back in December when Trump, who tried to overturn the free and fair 2020 election, accused Biden of trying to destroy democracy. “That is a real threat to his political success if people realize that – that it is he who is trying to unravel democracy.” Cheney was right; To blindside his supporters, Trump used three tactics: intimidating his enemies into supporting him by imposing on them his own qualities (remember “Ted lied”?); label invincible enemies RINO (Cheney et Adam Kinzinger); and sees himself, the aggressor, as the ultimate victim.
Trump’s recent conviction is perfect fodder for that last one, which is why so many in Trumpworld see it as a boon. Many experts have theorized that his legal troubles could boost the MAGA base. An advisor to Trump’s opponent call a series of criminal indictments “an eclipse-like event” has stopped other Republican candidates trying to gain traction.
However, as I was Debate In the past, what worked with Republican primary voters could leave swing voters dissatisfied. New poll from Politico Magazine/Ipsos suggest that the political fallout from Trump’s conviction could be greater than initially expected, with 21% of independents saying the guilty verdict made them less likely to support the former president. (This finding cut off the vote at the end of May showing that the conviction was Necessary a non-factor—which means, at least, swing voters have some flexibility throughout November.)
Opinions aside, the former president faces another problem: Nearly two weeks after Trump was sentenced in New York, Hunter Biden was convicted of a highly unusual federal gun crime. “Many Trump allies secretly advocated for acquittal,” as time record following Hunter’s guilty verdict. “The talking points write themselves: There will be more evidence that the US justice system has been rigged in favor of Biden and against Trump.” In other words, it will be difficult for Trump to get around his criminal conviction when the same is happening to the other side.
Adding to Hunter’s inconvenient beliefs was the fact that both Democratic senators (New Jersey State Senators) Bob Menendez) and a Democratic congressman (Texas’s Henry Cuellar) is being prosecuted by Biden’s DOJ. Wouldn’t a rigged system avoid prosecuting people from the president’s own party? Isn’t Hunter’s belief a testament to the fact that this system is real? Are not Fraud against Republicans? Of course, instead of trying to answer these uncomfortable questions after Hunter’s conviction, Trump went away mysteriously silent.
Meanwhile, Biden was loud and clear. When the president broke his silence on Trump’s attacks on the justice system, Mr speak“It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for people to think this is fraud just because they don’t like the verdict.” This is true on the money, because if we have learned anything from eight years of Trumpism, it is that our institutions are not as strong as we need them to be.
This may not always be true, but for now, Democrats are the ones setting the standards for our institutions. They need to stand up for them and they need to raise democratic standards. Biden is not a wannabe autocrat, just like Hillary Clinton is not a lunatic. However, Trump is both of those things; that’s why he accused his political enemies of being them too. Every accusation is a reflection. And if democracy wants to survive, Democrats need to continue to set an example for Donald Trump.
