Regular readers of this newsletter, and people who hate my guts, don’t need to be told my opinion of Donald Trump. And speaking as someone who has managed to stay off the Trump Train for the past eight years:
This kicks ass.
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The guy almost gets his brains blown out on live TV, and he stands up with blood on his face and pumps his fist in defiance. I think he said, “Fight!” Or maybe some other F-word. Whatever it was, it was awesome.
It may be the most American thing I’ve ever seen with my own eyes.
Whatever you may think of him as a person, or as a past and probably future president, Trump showed us who he is in a moment of crisis.
And not a “crisis” like global warming or a Supreme Court ruling or the price of almond milk at Starbucks, but the crisis of actually getting hit in the head by a would-be assassin’s bullet.
Remarkable. My non-MAGA hat is off to him.
I’m glad the assassin missed his target, I’m angry that he killed a bystander, and I look forward to finding out how the hell the Secret Service allowed it to happen.
The shooter wasn’t just evil, but stupid. He just handed the election to the guy he wanted to kill.
How does Trump lose after this?
You rock dude. I have been a long time (not like 20 years or anything) and I know you dint like trump but like a sane person, I think to each his own.
I super respect this.
If the "USA, USA, USA!" chant were personified, it'd be that image