Checking in on the cerebral fitness candidate
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Youthful and always coherent and well-prepared presidential candidate Donald J. Trump gave a speech in the city he disparaged to the Republican conference last week. Some lowlights, starting with some thoughts from Mr. Bust Out and Bankruptcy:
Trump describes Biden's efforts to relieve student debt as a "vile attack" pic.twitter.com/LoAhoG2at6— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2024
As we speak Alito’s clerks are drafting an opinion explaining why the power to “modify or waive” student loan payments does not entail the power to modify student loan payments but definitely includes the power to reinstate forgiven laws ex post facto.
Trump messes up his smear of George Stephanopoulos: "They have George Stopalopodis … George Stopodiaiieee–" pic.twitter.com/ijQ5wNgwEO— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2024
Trying to think of how many A1 stories it would be if Biden sounded like that last clip. It would also be nice if these open attacks on democracy weren’t simply taken for granted:
NARRATOR: Trump didn't win in Wisconsin or nationally in 2020 https://t.co/JESE5WZl2y— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2024
Then there’s the repeated calls to make smallpox great again:
"I will not given one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate" — Trump, to huge applause pic.twitter.com/4dcG36vBvC— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 18, 2024
I’ve seen enough: the Democratic Party must have a brokered convention.