There was a hint of change in the pork sausage. I mean, at least that’s what I always suspected.
Trump appeared around by the commonplace objects seen in an American shopper’s cart, like a supermarket worker manning a concession booth.
Oats for breakfast. The bread. Spread it on. Oh, the sausage.
While speaking at his New Jersey Bedminster Golf Club in a 45-minute planned speech, he seemed to be trying to signal a change from his typical style of attacking his opponent personally.
As a change from his usual free-flowing approach, reading from a piece of paper was an effort to concentrate on policy and, similar to the ground coffee beans that were visible throughout, on granular detail as well.
According to the ex-president, the current administration has instituted a slew of price hikes. He added 38% more flour. The percentage of eggs is 46%.
Indeed, he ridiculed Kamala Harris’s IQ, cast doubt on her patriotism, and accused her of being a “communist” upon many occasions.
At least a few high-ranking Republicans will have been pleased to hear that this was noticeably less insulting than previous speeches.
Republicans have been increasingly worried about Trump’s inability to adapt to the challenge posed by Harris ever since she assumed the role of presumed Democratic nominee.
President Trump’s winning formula is quite obvious to see, according to Kellyanne Conway, who was once his campaign manager and close advisor. (Fox News, 2017).
“Less name-calling, more understanding.”
Many have felt sick to their stomachs at Trump’s racial attacks on Senator Harris and his odd accusations that she was involved in deep-fake fraud with regard to the number of people who showed out to her rallies.
Conservative analyst and ex-Fox News personality Megyn Kelly pronounced the second strategy “so stupid” on her radio program.
“Please, just pay attention to the border!”
I’ll admit that he doesn’t struggle too hard to follow that bit of advise.
His remarks frequently stretched the definition of “big facts” and “very substantial truths” even though he began by promising to do so.
Despite the lack of information regarding the mental health status or incarceration history of border crossers, he reiterated his claim that certain nations are overflowing their prison systems and “insane asylums” to bring large numbers of illegal migrants to the United States.
In addition to reiterating unfounded assertions regarding his victory in the 2020 election, he insisted, without providing any proof and going against official statistics, that all newly created jobs have been filled by immigrants.
Accuracy was probably not a top priority for Republicans who wanted their candidate to take a fresh tack in response to worrying polling numbers.
Even Trump’s “Kamala’s price hikes”—a headline list of rising food prices—seemed to beg many concerns.
For instance, Reuters noted that, according to the monthly Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the costs of bread and coffee had actually decreased over the past year.
However, the main thing is not that. Whether or not this is true, Trump was reaching out to voters on important subjects, and many are still dealing with the fallout from President Biden’s high inflation rates.
Even though Harris has not yet agreed to a formal interview with the media, he wasted no time attacking her record, focusing on comments she made in 2020 amid large-scale rallies about police reform, in which she seemed to support demands to cut spending on the police.
Additionally, he made a valid point when he said that she had taken his promise to eliminate tip taxes in the US service sector and added that it “would’ve been nice” if she had acknowledged his efforts.
The most important thing is if Trump can maintain his narrative and refrain from changing his stance on these issues.
During a significant portion of the news conference, he adhered to his typical behavior, delivering drawn-out explanations of electric truck mechanics, making a “drill baby drill” pledge to enhance oil extraction, and even stating, “I’m a big fan of electricity.”
It was as if someone were forcing a member of the meat marketing board to give a speech about the health advantages of carrots; something was amiss.
It was hard not to notice that this was all quite out of character for a politician whose campaign has been built around personal attacks.
As he welcomed reporters’ inquiries, one of them wanted to know if he was really going to stop attacking his opponents’ characters in such a vicious way.
“They treat me rudely,” he remarked.
“I believe it’s fair to criticize me personally.”
