Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
22nd May 2023
Why was this massive Trump scandal hiding in plain sight for 28 months? (Philadelphia Inquirer) Will Bunch holds the Jennifer Rubin Chair at the Inquirer.
Why won’t conservatives ask Trump tough questions? (The Spectator) Maybe because they don’t have to? There are plenty of progs and RINOs queueing up to do that job.
The GOP Is in an Abusive Relationship with Trump (The Bulwark) The Bulwark is certainly in an abusive relationship with Trump, with them doing most of the abusing.
Why Trump Wants U.S. to Default on Debt (The Bulwark) Of course Trump doesn’t really want the U.S. to default on the debt; he wants Republicans to be willing to go that far in order to get concessions from Biden, rather than the usual go-to-the-brink-and-then-roll-over that Republicans have historically done. But any excuse will do for an invented smear by the left-adjacent Bulwark.
GOP Rep. James Comer Implies Biden Family Probe Is Really About Helping Trump In 2024 (Huffington Post) No he doesn’t–but I’m sure they’d like to believe that he does.