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It’s not entirely without reason. Just look at the electoral map proposed in NC: Trump won 51% of the vote, the GOP will be set to control over 80% of the NC House. And the Supreme Court gives permission to do whatever.

You’re right to call out Democrats too. It baffles me. Like Trump destroying the East wing of the White House. Universally not popular (not necessarily unpopular with all but no one is cheering it). Where are the press conferences being held outside to highlight it and show the people how little regard Trump has for the “People’s House”. It’s an easy lay up.

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You can have press conferences all day every day but if Fox News and Newsmax are not going to air or cover it, then the people that need to wake up won't get the message.

>> Where are the press conferences being held outside to highlight it and show the people how little regard Trump has for the “People’s House”. It’s an easy lay up.

Its also largely irrelevant. Maybe the left is starting to focus on stuff that matters instead of just trying to create outrage?

> Maybe the left is starting to focus on stuff that matters instead of just trying to create outrage?

The rule of law, democracy, freedom, justice - these things don't matter? They not only matter, they are the foundations of the U.S. and have inspired people for centuries, all over the world. Only the Democratic Party could fail to sell them to the public - they couldn't give candy to a baby.

It’s a thing people care about when they’re shown it. Showing it to more people means more people feel negatively about Trump. If you oppose Trump, that’s a good thing.

It’s possible to overthink politics sometimes. No one is saying “ugh, why are people pointing out that Trump is destroying the White House?”. It’s obvious why.

> Showing it to more people

The people obsessed with Trump do not watch any Democratic press conferences or media. They will not see it, and everyone watching already disagrees with what is happening. They would just be preaching to the choir.

> No one is saying “ugh, why are people pointing out that Trump is destroying the White House?”

Trump has constantly played the victim, claiming no matter what he does, the media will portray it in a negative light. And all of his cabinet echoes this. And his base seems to accept it as fact. The amount of times he's called them "nasty" and asked why they "can't focus on the good stuff" is at least 100+ this term.

>> Trump has constantly played the victim, claiming no matter what he does, the media will portray it in a negative light. And all of his cabinet echoes this. And his base seems to accept it as fact.

Because sadly it is true. I'm not a fan of everything he does but the media definitely does portray everything he does as bad. Never have I seen them say "huh this might actually work, too bad he doesn't do more of this" he's always painted as pure evil. So yeah, the media portrayal is fact and that's why is cabinet and base accept it as such.

Operation Warp Speed, the Abraham accords, and this new Gaza ceasefire have all met with near universal praise from the media. It's not the media's fault that the good things he does are so rare.

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