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Hell no, he won’t go

Hell no, he won’t go

Either Trump believes his own rhetoric about a “stolen” election, or he doesn't. I’m not sure which would be worse.

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Nov 17, 2020
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When President Trump contacted COVID-19 a few news cycles ago, I wrote on Facebook that I hoped this would finally make him realize the seriousness of the pandemic and that he’ll hopefully act more appropriately in the future. A really hardcore NeverTrumper friend of mine - I’m talking about someone who makes me look like Judge Jeanine Pirro - firmly responded that Trump is simply incapable of acting more appropriately.

Trump subsequently proved him correct by making a bizarre propaganda video about his triumphant recovery, started his super-spreader rallies and gloated about how he was now “immune” from the virus. If anything, contacting the virus made him worse.

Fast forward to last week, when some news stories asserted that Trump was finally coming to terms with his resounding election defeat. If so, he’s hiding it very well:

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