Trump and Vance’s Oval Office announcement turned into a spectacle of barely contained rage
(www.independent.co.uk)
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it
It’s not acceptance so much as rationalizing how he could possibly lose.