Look, I don’t typically mind when Trump goes after people, including some Republicans, and you aren’t going to find me clutching my pearls over whether this is “presidential” or not. I find the guy to be a mix of intentional and unintentional hilarity most of the time. But there are two major problems with this.
To start, if Trump wants to run in 2024 (and I’m not sure he actually does) and/or be a force for good in 2022, he has to take some interest in the issues that people actually care about. Why hasn’t Trump released a statement condemning the infrastructure bill? Or the extension of the eviction moratorium by Joe Biden in defiance of the Supreme Court? I understand his administration originally supported a moratorium as well, but there are ways to nuance that argument. Heck, why does he seem to rarely mention Joe Biden in general? He’s got time to release a statement on the women’s soccer team losing at the Olympics this morning but not property rights being destroyed?
Further, and perhaps more importantly, Rand Paul has done more to fight back against COVID hysteria, including Dr. Fauci and the anti-science lockdowns and mandates pushed by the establishment, than any other Republican figure, including Trump. And to be frank, it’s not even close when you consider that Trump could have fired Fauci at any time. Given that, yeah, I’m a little defensive of Paul because he’s a guy who has put his neck on the line when Trump and others wouldn’t on what is the biggest issue of the last two years.
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Look, I don’t typically mind when Trump goes after people, including some Republicans, and you aren’t going to find me clutching my pearls over whether this is “presidential” or not. I find the guy to be a mix of intentional and unintentional hilarity most of the time. But there are two major problems with this.
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To start, if Trump wants to run in 2024 (and I’m not sure he actually does) and/or be a force for good in 2022, he has to take some interest in the issues that people actually care about. Why hasn’t Trump released a statement condemning the infrastructure bill? Or the extension of the eviction moratorium by Joe Biden in defiance of the Supreme Court? I understand his administration originally supported a moratorium as well, but there are ways to nuance that argument. Heck, why does he seem to rarely mention Joe Biden in general? He’s got time to release a statement on the women’s soccer team losing at the Olympics this morning but not property rights being destroyed?
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Further, and perhaps more importantly, Rand Paul has done more to fight back against COVID hysteria, including Dr. Fauci and the anti-science lockdowns and mandates pushed by the establishment, than any other Republican figure, including Trump. And to be frank, it’s not even close when you consider that Trump could have fired Fauci at any time. Given that, yeah, I’m a little defensive of Paul because he’s a guy who has put his neck on the line when Trump and others wouldn’t on what is the biggest issue of the last two years.
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