Posted on 10/14/2019 11:50:24 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Peter Wehner said there’s a reason why many of President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters won’t turn on him.
“It is almost like a hermetically sealed world,” Wehner said on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.” “Facts are like BBs, they’re just bouncing off of a brick wall. They just don’t penetrate.”
Wehner, who served in the administrations of presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and as a senior aide in the White House of President George W. Bush, said it comes down to a concept called the psychology of accommodation.
“People decided early on for a variety of reasons to accommodate themselves to Donald Trump, some of them thinking that things would get better, that he would grow in office, that he would be surrounded by good people,” Wehner said.
Instead, Trump has gotten worse. But because of their early accommodation of the president, these voters are essentially stuck with him.
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I voted for Trump, not because I liked him, I didn’t. I voted for him because he had all the right enemies, both on the left and the right. My list of enemies were the same as his. Then I looked at what he wanted to do. And I was pretty ok with most of it. Then I looked at the man, and I decided that I am not voting for Priest of America. I am voting for President of America. And that guy needs to be a fighter. Trump is a fighter. I figured the press and parties would take out anyone else, all the nice guys. We needed Trump because he is the only one who can take the abuse.
Political psychobabble
Personal BS created by TDS and posing as news.
Wrong, it’s because President Trump has done more for this country than BH Obama, GW Bush, WJ Clinton, and GHW Bush (combined), or perhaps RW Reagan as well. So far he has only served 3/4 of 1st term.
I think he's talking about the inside-the-beltway media bubble.
-PJ
Can't see their hand in front of their face.
The Left is the blind leading the blind -
- and those who do not escape will fall into the pit with the Left - soon.
O generation of vipers, who has warned you [the Left] to flee from the wrath to come? Luke 3:7.
No, Mr. Wehner, I am not ‘stuck with him.’ In fact, he has pleased my quite a bit with his defense of religious freedom, his love for America and its citizens, his love of the Constitution, his keeping of his promises, deregulation of many silly laws which harm businesses, etc., his willingness to fight for the principles of national defense, a controlled border crossing area, etc.
There are a lot of reasons why I will not abandon Trump, but the biggest reason is he is not a Democrat/Socialist/ Communist, etc.
Hey, we like the guy. He works hard, which is extremely rare for US presidents. He tries harder to keep his campaign promises than any president has. He has a stunning wife, who is gracious and doesn’t try to be “co-president.” He has kids that aren’t drunks, rapists or drug addicts. We know he loves the USA, and not all presidents did.
This guy is posing as a girl gossip in high school.
This guy is a morally bankrupt Condescending blowhard projecting his own uncritical nature on us. Perfect for the Clinton/Bush camps. Perhaps he would take a stab at the great evils Trump has committed? Investigating Hillary’s lost emails? Joe Biden’s extortion of foreign governments?
Peter Wehner is an idiot. He attacked the Tea Party before Trump was a candidate.
No, it’s because Trump has all the right enemies.
Who is the guy? And who cares what he thinks?
That’s the main reason. The fact that we see our paychecks and retirement accounts growing doesn’t hurt either.
What does he mean here? We all turned on Bush in 2016. Please clap.
The main reason that Trump supporters won’t turn on him is because he ISN’T a Bush.
There you go Peter, trying to impress your friends again.
I’m sticking with Trump, because he is a good man who actually fights evil.
Trump is the prettiest horse in the American political glue factory. Happily, he exceeded my initial expectations, although he needs to do much more w/trade, immigration, deregulation and personal tax cuts.
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