- Trump’s tantrum;
- His own version of reality;
- Assaulting reporting, statistics, and the historical record;
- Ordering an independent office to become as big a liar as he is;
- Every accusation is a confession;
- The “Russia Hoax” is whatever he says it is;
- Lying about due process for immigrants;
- Headlines about entitlement, gerrymandering, decreasing crime, and cutting vaccine research.
The running theme here, not just today but for months and years, is that conservatives, especially the MAGA variety, have mistrusted people outside their tribe as either elites or dangerous immigrants, have mistrusted the government because they don’t understand its complex systems, have not “believed” in science because its findings contradict their religious myths, and so on. When reality seems to intrude on their stories, they blame conspiracy theories by outsiders, and they point to imaginary evidence, or misunderstanding of real evidence, as justification.
Yet lately, ironically, when there’s so much blatant evidence of their own elected officials lying and defying reality and ignoring the Constitution they claim to venerate, they’re just fine with it!
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NY Times, editorial board, 5 Aug 2025: This Isn’t Governing. It’s a Tantrum.
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