Sarah Longwell
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And so like the toxicity of them lying in the face of exonerating footage to me was some kind of very specific break because it's just so clear how they are trying to
gaslight us.
And it unlocks a different level of rage than I feel like the normal lies do.
It also is a reminder, like the way that they respond to say, you cannot touch an ICE officer.
And now, obviously, the hypocrisy here is off the charts in terms of the way they're saying, if you lay a hand on law enforcement, like you expect to get shot.
And everybody's immediately like, wait a minute, I watched a mob.
Trumpers attack the Capitol and hit the police with flags and with bear spray and take their guns from them.
I mean, I know Michael Fanone very well at this point.
Like, they abused these cops and Trump pardoned all of them.
So we already know.
know you're lying about this.
This is just about whether or not you can execute the level of force you want against American citizens.
And I do think it's unlocking something slightly different in the public.
It's certainly unlocking something different in me.
Yeah, I think that's right.
I also think there's theβbecause, you know,
I have now been doing these focus groups for almost a decade, but at least eight years really in earnest as I watch the Trump administration unfold.
And it is people are always like, why isn't this the thing?
Why isn't the bottom falling out?
Why isn't this enough?