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Trump's daily "blunders" aren't random. They're part of a deliberate strategy to dominate the news cycle by triggering predictable outrage. Don't help him by spreading his garbage. (open.substack.com)

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Originally Posted By u/VarunTossa5944 At 2025-05-19 03:36:10 PM | Source

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

He's not that smart.

[–] Thistlewick 4 points 1 month ago

He’s not, but the people who make money from reporting the dumb shit he says are.

Stories about illegal deportations have dried up, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia still isn’t home. And you can be sure he wasn’t the only one ripped from his country for no good reason over the last few months.

Silly stories about gold planes get more reactive views though. More money. Keeps the people from realising how bad the things that matter have really gotten. Over time the flood of silly stories drowns out the real news so that the really vile things done in this presidency look like tiny hiccups on a timeline of silliness. It makes people say things like “He’s not that smart”. But it’s not him writing the stories.

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