This is an image of an angry old man. Study it. Look closely. Can you see the rage? What else do you see?
Like the Wizard of Oz stripped of his screen, The Donald is naked in the courtroom. He is diminished and sleepy, and utterly powerless over the proceedings. His schtick has long been a type of perfomance art, where he creates the mirage of strength and power, but that has all been shattered now. He’s just another Sam Bankman-Fried in this moment, a delusional narcissist with a most peculiar coif, who is accused of fraud because he thought the rules didn’t apply to him.
The Biden campaign team should appreciate this in the moment to strike — and strike hard.
Donald Trump is a fixed and stationary target in the Manhattan courtroom. He can’t stay awake, and he can’t maintain his bearing, dignity and composure under stress and it’s only been two days.
I wonder if the Biden team can see that. I hope they do. I hope that they study the pictures of Trump because they are worth thousands of words. In fact, they are like a treasure map for defeating Trump and his MAGA party of extremists, fascists, insurrectionists and cynics.
People, including from The Warning community, often ask what President Biden, his campaign and allied groups should be doing in the campaign to defeat Trump. Generally speaking, I answer the question broadly and strategically, as opposed to specifically and tactically.
Let me be specific today.
Where does Donald Trump go after the trial? What does he do after the trial?
Answer:
He goes to Trump Tower, and he turns on the TV.
Does anyone know what Donald Trump watches on TV?
Answer:
Donald Trump watches cable news shows, the Golf Channel and ESPN. He also watches and monitors late night television. He hates being laughed at.
When Donald Trump comes back from his criminal trial, is he in a happy place? Does he spring into Trump Tower ready to make love to the beautiful Melania, the love of his life, and settle down for an evening of campaign meetings?
Answer:
When Donald Trump returns home, he rages and seethes. He is compelled to share his grievances and thoughts with anyone who will listen. Each person who listens is in a competition for his favor, which can only be won by flattery. The only thing that Trump cares about is seeing what every person on television said about him during the day. He wants to watch all of the VP candidates from his roster of cretins defend him, so that he may rate and criticize each — demanding more. Always more.
What would happen if a massive and inescapable television buy was targeted at Trump Tower and midtown Manhattan that mocked Trump mercilessly? What if there were dozens of different ads mocking Trump for falling asleep and being too old to make it through the day? What if there were ads that laughed, scorned and mocked him? What if there were ads that raised questions about the loyalty of his staff and advisors, or the MAGA Congress? What if there were ads pitting MAGA factions and tenuous campaign relationships against each other? What if there were ads speculating in the cruelest terms what Melania will be like as a witness? What if there was non-stop mockery aimed at destabilizing Trump, burning time, disrupting the campaign, dissuading donors and encouraging infighting?
Answer:
Trump would react to an assault like this by spiraling. He would become more erratic. He would inflict damage on himself and his cause because he can’t handle pressure. The result would be collapsing poll numbers, chaos and more chaos. The result would be a circular MAGA firing squad and massive free media coverage of the political assault.
Donald Trump is a dangerous man. His return to the presidency will be a catastrophe for humanity. I say that directly, clearly and purposefully. He has told us what he will do. This man must be confronted, engaged and politically destroyed. Mock him, laugh at him, dissect his insanities, rebut his madness and stigmatize his racial antagonism and daily fulminations of idiocy. President Biden has been getting better at this lately. The jokes about Trump are getting tougher, edgier and funnier. They should keep it up. All day, every day.
The time has come to take the gloves off, and take the fight to the wretched man in the picture above who has done so much damage to the spirit, integrity, fabric and dignity of the United States during the long decade of his cultural dominance. It is time to cancel the show.
What fool would ever give this deranged old man political power?
Can you please work closely with the Biden campaign? Perhaps you already are. I want you on his team, in the war room, now.
I’ve been highly critical of Democrats for their meh… saging… but I think POTUS is really bringing it on and not backing down from a fight. He instantly had an ad to attack TFG on Roe v. Wade and directly blame TFG for post-Roe chaos. He gave one of the best SOTU speeches if not the best SOTU speech ever. He’s 80’s, and he’s out there fighting the good fight. He has injected a lot of energy into this campaign. And that’s not an easy thing to do. Democrats are somewhat timid when they campaign. It’s like they are playing prevent defense.
With TFG falling asleep yesterday during his trial, I am going to bet that the Biden-Harris campaign will be pouncing and pounding on this.
Never underestimate Joe Biden.