For all of Donald Trump’s rhetorical innovations, personality quirks, and alleged criminal malfeasance, what has made him truly unique as a political figure is how much he has merged fan culture with American politics. It’s not unusual for Americans to idolize presidents—Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama are still actively revered by many—but no other president has inspired the same level of merchandise lines or themed car flags. A MAGA bumper sticker often isn’t simply a statement of loyalty; it’s a cultural signifier of community much like the dancing bear bumper sticker is for a Grateful Dead fan.
Nowhere is this more clear than at Trump’s rallies. He’s turned his campaign events into something that has more in common with a Bruce Springsteen concert than a Harry Truman whistle-stop tour.
The newlyweds saying “there’s no better place to have a honeymoon” made me almost choke on my sandwich.
My brother in Christ, she should be having her guts rearranged for a week straight on a beach somewhere. Not front row to this asshole.
I give that marriage 4-5 years tops.
As long as those two have bigotry, racism, misogyny and a shared will to worship a cowardly dictator in common- nothing will ever stop them.
He’s turned his campaign events into something that has more in common with a Bruce Springsteen concert than a Harry Truman whistle-stop tour.
Bruce would be horrified at this comparison. Couldn’t they have said Ted Nugent instead?
At this point? This shit ain’t new man.
Circlejerks rarely are.
“Seedorf said he’d “take a bullet for” Trump and that Trump was the only politician he’d commit such an act of self-sacrifice for. Of the former president, Seedorf said: “He’d do it, too, for everyone else.””
These people are mentally ill. It would be sad if it weren’t so terrifying
I feel it’s important to point out that gullible and mentally ill should not be conflated. He’s an easy mark for Trump’s rhetoric, a sheep eager to be fleeced. That doesn’t mean he has a mental disorder.
I think imbecility counts.
