We’ve crossed so many of those “He’s not really going to…” thresholds. He bullshits so much that his voters just assume he’ll only do the things they want him to do and everything else is bluffing/trolling.
The mental gymnastics his supporters use when they disagree with what he does or says are wild but also now painfully predictable.
They'll deflect anything as either that he won't actually do what he said he'll do, or the negative outcomes won't be what his opponents say they will be, or Trump's actually playing 4D chess and even though his policies look idiotic they'll actually work out in the long run. There's seemingly no criticism that they can't handwave away.
It even goes back to his appearance. We have countless photos and hours of footage showing he's this fat, old, balding, greasy, orange dripping shit pile of a man but his supporters think he's the picture of health and the ultimate alpha male. The cognitive dissonance compromises their very eyeballs, let alone their understanding of his policies.
26
u/ZenMonkey48 19h ago
Betting on "Trump wouldn't be so stupid as to..." is a fool's bet.