Trump Is Posting Cringe Now, Making the 2016 Hillary Comparisons Unmistakable
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One of the defining characteristics of this still early election is how both sides have tacitly declared victory before any meaningful football games have even kicked off. The right is far more guilty of this, as the staggeringly iconic image that Trump created after his assassination attempt provided the backdrop to a potential presidential rout of a confused old man. One fumbled convention speech taunting the people doing his PR plus a coconut coup later, and GOP pollster Frank Luntz “has not seen anything like this” as Kamala Harris surges in the polls while Trump is circling the drain with Elon and risking becoming politics’ version of Drake.
The left’s version of high-stepping before we have reached the endzone are the mounting comparisons between Trump’s 2024 campaign and Hillary Clinton’s disastrous 2016 effort. Anyone making this case is calling their shot whether they mean to or not, because we all know who won that election and it wasn’t the person posting cringe.
Which brings me to the fallen poster @realDonaldTrump, who has just completely given up on embracing the lone part of his rancid personality that a broad swath of people find relatable: his petty humor.
What his account posted today is sad 2016 Hillary pop culture-style desperation, but for a right-wing audience. I’ve held off joining this chorus because I don’t want to jinx it, but I just compared Trump to Drake who history may remember as a bigger loser anyway, so why not jump in with two feet at this point now that he’s provided me with no choice.
What the fuck is this!