Glenn Greenwald
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Yeah, exactly. I called them bastards. That's how you know I'm fighting. And, you know, he had that like thing where he went and did that chant like, we will win. We will win with those like elderly Democratic members of Congress surrounding him, one of whom was waving his cane.
Yeah, exactly. I called them bastards. That's how you know I'm fighting. And, you know, he had that like thing where he went and did that chant like, we will win. We will win with those like elderly Democratic members of Congress surrounding him, one of whom was waving his cane.
Yeah, exactly. I called them bastards. That's how you know I'm fighting. And, you know, he had that like thing where he went and did that chant like, we will win. We will win with those like elderly Democratic members of Congress surrounding him, one of whom was waving his cane.
And, you know, like, you know, like all these things that they keep asking, like, you know, who's going to be our liberal Joe Rogan? Or they see Trump using profanity and therefore they think that they have to use profanity to to relate to the ordinary person. It doesn't work like the reason Joe Rogan. became so popular is because he's so authentic. And he's open to all different things.
And, you know, like, you know, like all these things that they keep asking, like, you know, who's going to be our liberal Joe Rogan? Or they see Trump using profanity and therefore they think that they have to use profanity to to relate to the ordinary person. It doesn't work like the reason Joe Rogan. became so popular is because he's so authentic. And he's open to all different things.
And, you know, like, you know, like all these things that they keep asking, like, you know, who's going to be our liberal Joe Rogan? Or they see Trump using profanity and therefore they think that they have to use profanity to to relate to the ordinary person. It doesn't work like the reason Joe Rogan. became so popular is because he's so authentic. And he's open to all different things.
He's not a partisan. He's not an ideologue. And the reason people like Trump is because they know that even if they don't agree with him, he's never trying to deceive them or bullshit them by like, presenting a mask to them that isn't who they really are.
He's not a partisan. He's not an ideologue. And the reason people like Trump is because they know that even if they don't agree with him, he's never trying to deceive them or bullshit them by like, presenting a mask to them that isn't who they really are.
He's not a partisan. He's not an ideologue. And the reason people like Trump is because they know that even if they don't agree with him, he's never trying to deceive them or bullshit them by like, presenting a mask to them that isn't who they really are.
So when you have politicians like Kamala, who suddenly change accents based on who she's speaking to, or Democratic members of Congress who never used this kind of language before, who now suddenly want to sound like they're social media influencers, it's embarrassing. It's cringy. Yes, some hardcore Democrats will respond, but mostly it's just embarrassing.
So when you have politicians like Kamala, who suddenly change accents based on who she's speaking to, or Democratic members of Congress who never used this kind of language before, who now suddenly want to sound like they're social media influencers, it's embarrassing. It's cringy. Yes, some hardcore Democrats will respond, but mostly it's just embarrassing.
So when you have politicians like Kamala, who suddenly change accents based on who she's speaking to, or Democratic members of Congress who never used this kind of language before, who now suddenly want to sound like they're social media influencers, it's embarrassing. It's cringy. Yes, some hardcore Democrats will respond, but mostly it's just embarrassing.
With a blue base, yes. I mean, first of all, I have to say, I find it so funny when you ask a politician who's obviously extremely ambitious, oh, do you think, would you be willing to step up into this promotion, into this elevated political position? They have to pretend like, this is not something I've been thinking about. Like, Chris Murphy is drooling about being the Senate minority leader.
With a blue base, yes. I mean, first of all, I have to say, I find it so funny when you ask a politician who's obviously extremely ambitious, oh, do you think, would you be willing to step up into this promotion, into this elevated political position? They have to pretend like, this is not something I've been thinking about. Like, Chris Murphy is drooling about being the Senate minority leader.
With a blue base, yes. I mean, first of all, I have to say, I find it so funny when you ask a politician who's obviously extremely ambitious, oh, do you think, would you be willing to step up into this promotion, into this elevated political position? They have to pretend like, this is not something I've been thinking about. Like, Chris Murphy is drooling about being the Senate minority leader.
He goes to bed dreaming about it every night, and he has to be like, that's not something worth... the two of them. And they may be inextricably linked. But in any event, yes.
He goes to bed dreaming about it every night, and he has to be like, that's not something worth... the two of them. And they may be inextricably linked. But in any event, yes.
He goes to bed dreaming about it every night, and he has to be like, that's not something worth... the two of them. And they may be inextricably linked. But in any event, yes.
But here's the problem, Megan, is that I can show you in 2016 and 2017 and 2018, all throughout the first Trump campaign, the first Trump presidency, all throughout the campaign again in 2020 and then in 2024, Democrats saying exactly these same things. We're not going to have a democracy if Trump wins in 2020. This may be the last election we ever have. If you ask Chuck Schumer,
But here's the problem, Megan, is that I can show you in 2016 and 2017 and 2018, all throughout the first Trump campaign, the first Trump presidency, all throughout the campaign again in 2020 and then in 2024, Democrats saying exactly these same things. We're not going to have a democracy if Trump wins in 2020. This may be the last election we ever have. If you ask Chuck Schumer,