There’s not all that much truth to the Trump ‘meltdown’

The Spectator ^ | 08/07/2024 | Freddy Gray

[SeekAndFind]

Talk of Donald Trump “meltdowns” tends to be overblown. For eight years, we’ve been told, frequently, that he’s losing the plot, fuming at staffers, having tantrum and setting fire to his re-election hopes. Somehow, however, the Trump train keeps chugging on. 

This week, Republican strategists are telling Politico that Trump is having “a public nervous breakdown” and many Democrats are gloating that he and J.D. Vance just can’t handle being called “weird” by Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota.  

The Trump campaign now believes that Walz gives them a chance to…

Talk of Donald Trump “meltdowns” tends to be overblown. For eight years, we’ve been told, frequently, that he’s losing the plot, fuming at staffers, having tantrum and setting fire to his re-election hopes. Somehow, however, the Trump train keeps chugging on. 

This week, Republican strategists are telling Politico that Trump is having “a public nervous breakdown” and many Democrats are gloating that he and J.D. Vance just can’t handle being called “weird” by Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota.  

The Trump campaign now believes that Walz gives them a chance to ‘reset’

It is true that, having run a surprisingly disciplined campaign for most of the year, Trump and his team seem to be behaving more erratically than usual. On Monday, Republicans tried to blame “Kamala Krash,” as Trump called her, for the sharp slide in the stock markets. But the markets began recovering on Monday afternoon, which dampened that line of attack. Trump has coined another new nickname for his opponent, “Kamabla,” which arguably isn’t his best. And this week he launched a rather unexpected broadside against his fellow Republican Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia, a crucial battleground state, calling him a “bad guy.” John Watson, a former Georgia Republican party leader, said that “attacking Brian Kemp and his family is a galactic, unforced error.”

More often than not, however, there’s method in Trump’s madness. Certainly, he’s moved away from the more benign version of himself that he presented at the Republican convention last month. But that doesn’t mean he’s having a breakdown. Trump knows that, while a lot of conservative Georgians might recoil at his rudeness to Kemp, a large number of other voters, including independents, enjoy his willingness to annoy senior Republicans. Trump’s maverick craziness is an important part of his appeal. 

Team Kamala is gloating about their rise in the polls — and, at first glance, the selection of Tim Walz seems a shrewd one. He seems to shore up her weak points. He is affable, she does not. He’s got union support and blue-collar credentials, she does not. He’s unknown, she is known for being obnoxious.  

But Republicans don’t seem too wrongfooted by Walz. To their mind, he’s like Lotso, the cuddly bear villain in Toy Story 3: he sounds gentle but he really isn’t. As governor of Minnesota, he allowed Minneapolis to burn for days out of a warped sense of solidarity for Black Lives Matter. His record on trans issues is far to the left of the American middle and he was draconian in his lockdowns during Covid. 

The Trump campaign now believes that Walz gives them a chance to “reset,” which implies an awareness that the last two weeks have not been going. Trump, meanwhile, sounds jubilant. “He’s a shocking pick,” he said on Fox News this morning. “And I’m thrilled.” He didn’t sound like he was having a meltdown.

[nikos1121]

Every dog has his day. They’ve had theirs.

Trump needs to get out of the way and let these two idiots self destruct, which they will do.

We’re also forgetting, that as time goes by, Biden is looking more and more like the good guy. People are really seeing what they did to him, and what they did was awful.

[Nifty]

I’ve read a few books in the last couple of years about the Trump WH days. No one mentioned anything of the sort. He will press his staff at times but that is “normal” in the real corporate world.

[Indy Pendance]

Propaganda, gaslighting, misinformation, lies, satanic. Do not believe any of this.

[alloysteel]

“Republican strategists”? Who are they talking to, Liz Cheney? Adam Kitzinger? Karl Rove? Paul Ryan? Mitt Romney?

Politico has been known to just make up stuff, you know.

[mad_as_he$$]

Getting shot will get in your head. But Trump should be able to step over that. I suspect it is the changing game board more than anything else.

1978 was the last time I got shot and I still have occasional nightmares about it, along with other bad things that have happened to me.

[hillarys cankles]

“Trump needs to get out of the way and let these two idiots self destruct, which they will do.”

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The problem is the media is distracting by not reporting anything but glowing news about the 2 socialists. And time is a problem. There is hardly any time left before election day. Kamala doesn’t even have to talk to the press and its looking like she’s gonna get away with it.

[Yo-Yo]

I thought they were going to talk about Trump's Truth posts about the stock market meltdown which has seemingly been halted.

The Plunge Protection Team has been working overtime to shore up the markets until November.

[nikos1121]

I agree, and I think in the short term that good that they do that, because in a few more days and weeks, the truth is going to come out about them both, and it will be impossible for any of them to walk what they said back.

You see, the American media are not true journalists. They regurgitate what their bosses tell them to say.

Look at them. They are all dumb as rocks. And what they say is dumb.

This Jim Acosta for example is about as bad as the come.

[cuban leaf]

It is true that, having run a surprisingly disciplined campaign for most of the year, Trump and his team seem to be behaving more erratically than usual.

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Example, please, or it’s nonsense.

[nwrep]

Trump has not led in any battleground state polls for over a week.

[combat_boots]

I’m glad you’re here

[Hatteras]

"and many Democrats are gloating that he and J.D. Vance just can’t handle being called “weird” by Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota."

The immaturity of Democrats on full display...

[FreeReign]

John Watson, a former Georgia Republican party leader, said that “attacking Brian Kemp and his family is a galactic, unforced error.”

RINO John Watson wants to veer the GA GOP away from Trump.

[Redplum]

Example, please, or it’s nonsense.

0f course it's nonsense. These stories from the Marxist press are only meant to plant a tiny seed of doubt. They don't expect anyone to really believe what they're spewing.

But over time, with hundreds of these small planted doubts from phony propaganda, average people start thinking there's a lot of smoke so there must be fire somewhere.

And for some inexplicable reasons Freepers seem to be especially susceptible to this propaganda technique. Really, it's as old as time itself, but takes some discipline (and no small amount of faith) to resist.

[TornadoAlley3]

He’s just a neighborly Wilford Brimley, as long as he runs from questions.

[TornadoAlley3]

Same thing happened with Hillary Clinton polls. Ignore that nonsense. Trump is winning.

[Guenevere]

Why is Trump scheduled to speak ‘on air’ today at 2PM?

[healy61]

Oooo, a whole week. Don’t go all wobbly kneed here.

[nwrep]

I think by the time the convention ends, she will be up double digits. Hope I am wrong.