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Rhiannon12866

(239,364 posts)
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 04:51 AM Jul 5

How Trump understands and dominates the media better than any other politician - Washington Week PBS



It’s been 10 years since Donald Trump came down that golden escalator and launched his campaign for president. Jeffrey Goldberg and Kara Swisher discuss how Trump understands and dominates the media better than any other politician. - Aired on 07/04/2025.
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no_hypocrisy

(52,360 posts)
1. Trump may be somewhat savvy, but I also suspect that
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 04:59 AM
Jul 5

he has a good public relations firm working for him. Why: Because he lacks intelligence and imagination.

no_hypocrisy

(52,360 posts)
3. Again, not entirely on his own initiative. Someone's giving him help.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 05:19 AM
Jul 5

And then he riffs on it, unsuccessfully.

no_hypocrisy

(52,360 posts)
5. TSF is counting on the average MAGA's 3-minute attention span.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 05:35 AM
Jul 5

He gets irritated and mad when the rest of us remember and analyze.

Lucky Luciano

(11,677 posts)
8. Any politician has significant PR efforts.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 09:10 AM
Jul 5

Fuckface is like Kaiser Söze though….he is just willing to do what others will not and he presses the evil button far past anyone else in America.

Biophilic

(5,891 posts)
7. The only reason he dominates the media is because they let him.
Sat Jul 5, 2025, 07:42 AM
Jul 5

Actually they appear to be working pretty hard to make sure it happens.

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