https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/trump-welker-nbc-interview-rage-rants-and-lies
And I don't know if the link will work either, but I found Saletan's whole analysis of the Kristen Welker interview with 💩 rather unsettling. The last two paragraphs (and sign off) especially:
IF YOU CAME TO THIS INTERVIEW hoping that Welker or NBC News would refute every lie Trump told, you’ll be disappointed. But I don’t think exhaustive refutation is what we need. In polls, Trump is running even with Biden because many Americans are unhappy with the economy, and most see Biden as old and tired.
These people need to be reacquainted with the reality of Trump. They need to be reminded how recklessly he makes decisions, how poorly he controls his impulses, how ruthlessly he lies, and how impervious he is to correction. They need to be reminded how callously he disregards his oath of office and how little he cares about anyone but himself. They need to be reminded what a psychopath he is.
That’s what Welker accomplished. She has done her job.
I post this in SMW because we used to have some powerful discussions here and maybe it's time, as we approach 2024 and another tense election cycle, to jump start some of those discussions again.
In my never humble opinion, it's the media -- of which both Welker and Saletan are part -- that insists the economy is so terrible and Americans are unhappy with it. It's also the media that keeps harping on Biden's age.
Everyone already knows 💩 is a sociopath, a malignant narcissist who lies with virtually every breath. Those who oppose him don't need to be reminded, and those who support him don't care. They like him the way he is, because he hates the same people they do. We've known this for eight years now. It's not a matter of whether Welker pushed back on his lies or not; it's the fact that she and NBC gave him --
and his lies -- a platform at all, instead of having someone else on who would tell the truth.
What the Biden administration has done has vastly improved the economy. What the Biden administration is continuing to do in the face of GOP opposition is trying to improve further on the gains already made. By saying "Americans are unhappy with the economy," Saletan comes across as agreeing with those Americans and confirming that the economy is in bad shape.
Is it? Maybe that's the $64 question of the day.
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