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Zohran spanked Trump today. Look how smitten he is... (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 110 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Mamdani is a fucking wizard. I heard some of this press conference - trump was actually defending mamdani against both liberal press and fox news questions

I want so badly to have been a fly on the wall for that meeting. But ultimately it does kind of make sense: they are both "anti-establishment" candidates in their own ways, and trump desperately needs a popularity boost.

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  • [–] 55 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    As far as I can tell Mamdani doesn't really attack or even acknowledge his opponents unless he's forced to do so. So I imagine the meeting was all about how Mamdani wants to fix New York by matching New Jersey's tax rate and cleaning up the city council. I can see why Trump would try to ride that wave rather than fight it.

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  • [–] 34 points 11 months ago

    You're giving Trump a bit too much credit for thinking and planning. His dementia is really off the cliff, as in, scary bad. Everything he says or does is how he's feeling in the moment. OR, what his handlers have carefully molded him to say or believe.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    He is a master of the BIFF technique for dealing with narcissists for sure. Being friendly and disarming with people who think he's literally sub-human, while not giving ground, is no easy or common skill.

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