“Why John Bolton’s Book’s Revelations Won’t Make a Difference in Trumpland”

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    Why John Bolton Book’s Revelations Won’t Make a Difference in Trumpland“
    “In any normal circumstances, the publication of a book like John Bolton’s would set off a political earthquake. In page after page The Room Where It Happened, he describes a president who displays a startling level of ignorance, incompetence and even outright corruption in his conduct of foreign affairs”

    “The problem that his supporters hold tight to him in spite of the fact that he routinely engages in behavior that they’d condemn in any other politician.”

    “The cycle goes something like this – those who get close to the president understand and discern precisely the chaos that Bolton describes. To stop the mistakes, one must be “in the room where it happens,” to quote Bolton. But to stay in the room, one must engage in the flattery and the loud public defenses Trump requires.“

    “This flattery and these defenses – amplified through Fox News, talk radio, and other conservative outlets – are heard and believed by the president’s supporters. After all, the defenses are coming from the people who are in the room, the statements are on the record, and they’re unequivocal.“

    “Republican officials thus build their own Trumpist prison. To retain influence, they must flatter. When they flatter, they sustain Trump’s base. The more the flattery, the tighter Trump’s hold on the GOP. The tighter Trump’s hold on the GOP, the higher the cost if and when they do choose to speak out. Better to just ride this thing out then, they believe. Have you seen how the base turned even on Gen. James Mattis? Have you seen the newfound hatred for John Bolton?”

    “The result is a kind of parallel universe of knowledge. Trump supporters will say, “Yeah, yeah we know he’s not perfect. Concerns about his character are ‘baked in.’” But millions upon millions don’t actually know the facts about Trump’s conduct and character. The relentless flattery, the relentless defense, creates a reflexive denial even of established facts.“

    https://time.com/5858192/bolton-book...ke-difference/
     
  2. Andrew Jackson

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    Of course it won't matter.

    Trump can always count on the 27% of Eligible Voters that he got 4 years ago.

    Nowhere near enough to get it done.

    Trump is going to Lose in a Landslide.
     
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    Ofcourse it wont matter, its just an angry persons opinion.

    But ofcourse the left will eat it up, as they would anything that has orange man bad in it.
     
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    He only won by 77.000 votes in three states. Out of 165 million votes cast, that's not much.

    He'll lose some independents, and it might be just enough to put Biden in office.
     
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    Multiple sources on both
     
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    The MSM has lied and lied and lied about Trump the last three plus years. Now if he lies, it has become the cry of the wolf again.
     
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    Woops hit enter too soon. I was going to say that multiple sources on both sides of the isle are saying some of the things in Bolton's book never even happened. Bolton is sour grapes like McCain, Romney, and so many others...
     
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    Sorry.............

    How can we tell when this guy is telling the truth or when he's lying because HE thinks it's necessary? I wouldn't believe a word out of his mouth if his tongue came notarized.
     
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    "“Why John Bolton’s Book’s Revelations Won’t Make a Difference in Trumpland”"

    because they already know the Truth.... they just don't care
     
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    the black vote is gonna come out in force too, Trump doesn't stand a chance of winning a second term
     
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    Lol...in fact, anyone who has ever refused to worship your orange dotard is a liar, eh?
    Does bleach taste like sour grapes?
     
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    Don’t take anything for granted. You know trump will run the dirtiest, most corrupt election campaign in history and he could manage to kill off enough blacks and browns with the coronavirus by election day to put him ahead.
     
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    Only if the ...thin...well you know, if the thing wills it!
     
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    I thought conspiracy post have a dedicated subforum?
     
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    Has the Book been released yet?
     
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    I hear it can be found near the tabloids in the checkout line.
     
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    Right, because all these men who have served their country for decades are liars.
     
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    Unlike Trump haters, most Americans do not look to political hacks for guidance and wisdom. We the people are tired of the Washington elitist scumbags.
     
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    Yea these scumbags who have served their country and sacrificed for their country, unlike a Johnny come lately who has just bamboozled the right.
     
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    Lol...so every trump supporter can find it.
     
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    I hadn't realized how well Trump got another Winner for America!

    Gee, the best qualification Trump haver gotten for hiring "he always hires the Best People!"
     
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    They are not the gullible fools who will pay $ for the BS. It will look nice to their discount copy of "what happened"
     
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    Thing with Bolton is that this is clearly sour grapes on his behalf, his accusations are largely just slander and not very convincing. Also many of Trump's supporters would be happy that he's trying to get China to buy more American produce.
     
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    How would you know, unless you have read the Book?
     
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    120 000 Americans have already died from the Corona virus. How many of them would have voted for Trump?
    Yet Trump, the most die-hard re-election campaigner ever, seems totally ignorant to the fact that saving lives might get him votes.
    Instead he proposes people commit suicide by ingesting bleach and has protesters tear-gassed. (If not threatening to have em shot.)

    What idiot would give him his support?

    You start to suspect that Trump is not as interested in votes as he claims he does...
    If Trump will run the dirtiest, most corrupt election campaign in history maybe he doesn't need them.
     

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