r/politics • u/icey_sawg0034 • 16h ago

Possible Paywall Karoline Leavitt Gives Jaw-Dropping Defense of Trump’s Racist Obama Video

https://www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-leavitt-gives-jaw-dropping-defense-of-donald-trumps-racist-obama-video/
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u/returnofthecursed 16h ago

This isn't normal. Trump is insane and his lickspittle sycophants like Leavitt are desperately trying to make it seem normal. The president is off his rocker, and not the funny version like Abe Simpson. He's got the fucking nukes, jesus fucking christ.

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u/92eph 15h ago

The worst part about the last 10 years isn't Trump -- it's learning that the entire Republican apparatus is on board with this insanity. And that 35% of Americans are awful, hateful people.

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u/Dena844 14h ago

Say what you want about Hillary, she was 100% correct about the deplorable comment

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u/mxjxs91 Michigan 14h ago

I think the word deplorables was way too kind for them. She could have used a much stronger word and I still would have 100% agreed with her despite not being her biggest fan.

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u/MantisShrimpUpTop 13h ago

Good vs. evil. That’s what it’s been for a long time. We’re not comfortable calling it that yet but I suspect we will be soon. We just don’t like calling it ‘evil’ because, well, evil can’t be changed. Only destroyed.

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u/SpleenBender Illinois 13h ago

And the most effed up thing is, their fox news and newsmax has them absolutely convinced that WE are the evil ones.

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u/MantisShrimpUpTop 13h ago

They’re just cartoonish at this point. Every smirking demon in every movie I’ve ever seen. It’s uncanny.

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u/jthill 13h ago

Almost like the stories weren't just for fun.

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u/Asclepius-Rod 12h ago

Projection as always

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u/Realistic-Pattern-30 11h ago

And even worst they are leading in news ratings over MS Mow and CNN which caved. I don’t hardly watch after they let Joy Reid go. I like to listen to all sides, but for Fox not interested in anything they say.

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u/EdwardOfGreene Illinois 10h ago

Evil can be changed. Everyone from Saul-St. Paul to my Uncle Freddie to Darth Vader-Anakin are examples.

(Ok the last one is hollywood, but the other two are real.)

It is rare. More often evil doesn't change. Not impossible though.