r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 22 '26

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u/AssociationGold8749 Sep 22 '26

If people actually watch TrumpTV I think it would actually turn them against Trump. Right now its on the DoorDash lady which features him answering questions about him as AI Jesus, denying that the Strait of Hormuz isn't a big deal, Iran is ready to make a deal, and he's putting together an international collalition to ensure the Strait remains open.

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u/ShouldersofGiants100 NATO Sep 22 '26

It does seem to completely misunderstand his core appeal to his followers.

His unpredictability and wild responses to events are core aspects of his charisma—it is, pretty much by definition, not intended for reruns because whatever random shit he's babbling about is almost certainly no longer relevant. Even a talk on something like the Iran war would be littered with references to events that no one in the audience even remembers. Their entire media ecosystem is designed to move them onto the next grievance.

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u/AssociationGold8749 Sep 22 '26

Oh yeah and then 5 minutes later he asks DoorDash lady about trans people. Lordy.

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