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As Trump fumes, Republicans wince at ‘public nervous breakdown’ (www.politico.com)

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Donald Trump spent Monday morning labeling the turmoil in the global financial markets the “Kamala Crash,” giving Republicans hope that he might turn his focus to an economic message.

It didn’t last. By midday, the former president was already back to re-litigating his controversial appearance in Chicago last week, where he questioned Kamala Harris’ Black identity and suggested a major network journalist should be fired — “I didn’t know who she was, she was nasty,” he told a livestreamer.

Republicans on Monday reeled from Trump’s undisciplined approach to the opening stages of his new general election matchup with Harris — following a weekend that saw him praise Russian leader Vladimir Putin while smearing Harris as “low IQ,” and “dumb” and attacking a popular swing-state GOP governor whose turnout operation he may need in November.

“This is what you would call a public nervous breakdown,” said Matthew Bartlett, a GOP strategist and former Trump administration appointee. “This is a guy who cut through the Republican primary like a knife through butter. This is a guy who pummeled a semi-conscious president in a debate and literally out of a race. And now this is a guy who cannot come to grips with a competitive presidential race that would require discipline and effective messaging. And we’re seeing a candidate and a campaign absolutely melt down.”

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That might be what really happened, but what does Trump think happened?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Obviously Trump thinks it's all about Trump. But Matthew Bartlett isn't Donald Trump.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Have you ever seen both of them together at the same time? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No, but his name isn't John Barron, so it can't be Trump.

(How fucking weird is it that he named his son after the fake name he used to give to the press to promote himself?)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Ugh. I'd forgotten all about his alter egos. My brain just cannot remember all the stupid shit he's done.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I want him to show up to his next rally with a different kind of bronzer and a brown wig claiming to be the new nominee, John Barron, Man of the People. Preferably with a completely insane back story about how he grew up poor in the south and joined a union at 13 at a steel mill.