As Election Day nears, Trump embraces conditional patriotism

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A podcast host reminded Donald Trump that the United States is “always a great country.” That the Republican candidate disagreed is important.

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In a normal political environment, it'd be a pretty big deal that the Republican Party's presidential nominee keeps saying that he doesn't think the United States is a great country.

Trump's approach to patriotism is ... conditional.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/election-day-nears-trump-embraces-conditional-patriotism-rcna174812

“Democracy cannot survive when one side believes there are only two outcomes to an election: either they win or they were cheated. And that’s where MAGA Republicans are today,” Biden argued. “They don’t understand what every patriotic American knows: You can’t love your country only when you win.”

It’s a sentiment his predecessor and would-be successor fundamentally rejects. Mediaite reported:

Comedian Andrew Schulz had former President Donald Trump as a guest on his podcast for a friendly hour-and-a-half conversation. At one point, as the ex-president trashed the country he wants to lead again, Schulz stopped him to disagree with his assessment.

The Republican nominee, reflecting on his “MAGA” vision, insisted that the United States is “not a great country right now,” prompting the host to push back. “It’s always a great country,” Schulz said.

“See, that’s where I disagree,” Trump replied.

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.....That, of course, was before his 2020 defeat — after which he started describing his own country as “evil,” “crooked,” “failing” and “in decline.”

There’s no great mystery here. When Trump is in a position of power, he thinks the U.S. is the greatest country in the history of the world. When he’s not, his admiration craters.

When the Republican wins, he claims the moral high ground on patriotism. When he loses, he denigrates his own country in ways no former president has ever done.

The result is a patriotism gap that probably deserves more attention as Election Day 2024 nears.

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1. Trump told Daddy to tell the draft board that he had a bo bo on his foot

to get out of serving his country. Trump has been a coward from a very early age. I know patriots and he is not one and certainly should not define what a patriot is .