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Weaponizing Truth
American Thinker ^ | 9 Oct, 2025 | Kevin Finn

Posted on 10/09/2025 4:39:13 AM PDT by MtnClimber

The left’s house of cards incinerates under scrutiny, and Trump lit the match.

Democrat politicians and left-leaning journalists use loaded questions like weapons. Thankfully, conservatives have found a powerful model in President Donald Trump. He has inspired a new generation of fighters to push back against dishonest attacks. Conservatives have stopped playing defense, flipped the script, and gone on the offense. Directly countering the left’s playbook of preordained conclusions cherry-picked with selective facts, conservatives are increasingly using unvarnished evidence leading to clear truths. The days of polite deference are over, as Trump himself demonstrated in the Oval Office when he called out a disruptive reporter as “really obnoxious” for interrupting a discussion on crime-fighting in Memphis.

Trump’s raw authenticity has rippled worldwide, empowering allies to dismantle narratives built on sand. Consider Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, whose viral apple-munching retort to a journalist’s Trump comparison went global, amassing over 1.4 million views. When pressed on his “populist pathway” and “ideological language,” Poilievre didn’t dodge; he demanded specifics: “What does that mean? Like what? I never really talk about the left or right.” Biting into the apple mid-question — “A lot of people? Like which people would say that?” Poilievre forced the editor, Don Urquhart, to confront his vague smears head-on.

This Socratic takedown exemplifies the Trump-inspired method: conservatives start with facts and reach conclusions, while liberals sling labels, bumper-sticker slogans and cherry-picked facts to avoid scrutiny. Poilievre’s no-nonsense style appealed to voters tired of media games, and turned a potential hit piece into a media event that bolstered his image as a straight-talker.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: americanthinker; canada; donurquhart; kevinfinn; leftism; pierrepoilievre

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1 posted on 10/09/2025 4:39:13 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

And President Trump calls out lying media to their faces, though I doubt they feel any shame.


2 posted on 10/09/2025 4:40:54 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

And it’s about time we stopped letting the left control the narrative.

It’s good to see the right displaying some manhood.


3 posted on 10/09/2025 4:42:28 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
The rest of the Pierre Poilievre keyword, sorted:

4 posted on 10/09/2025 5:05:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: MtnClimber

Very good article. Thanks for posting. The tactics of evil individuals exposed. They lie and they all repeat and amplify the lie. The lie is the weapon used most often by the criminal. The lie is anti-human. They are a bunch of evil, anti-human, criminal liars being exposed.

Call them out. Call anybody out.


5 posted on 10/09/2025 5:20:44 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: MtnClimber

LIEberals are INCAPABLE OF FEELING SHAME!

Psychotics do not feel shame!


6 posted on 10/09/2025 3:26:23 PM PDT by Taxman (MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! SUPPORT THE FAIRTAX!)
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