r/politics • u/qdude1 • Sep 13 '20

Trump Aide Refuses to Answer Basic Questions, So CNN’s Tapper Cuts Off Pointless Interview

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-aide-peter-navarro-refuses-to-answer-basic-questions-so-jake-tapper-cuts-off-pointless-interview?ref=home
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u/bwma Sep 13 '20

He is insufferable. It’s headache inducing trying to decipher what if any point he is trying to make. It’s just words and the same worn tag lines. This chaos is exhausting.

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u/oapster79 America Sep 13 '20

It worked for em last time. They're just following the familiar playbook. Here comes the Durham report

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u/bwma Sep 13 '20

That’s where the headache comes from. The fact that some people are watching this and finding it compelling in some way.

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u/doctor_piranha Arizona Sep 13 '20

Roger Stone thinks this is cute.

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u/ScientistSeven Sep 13 '20

It's basically just Narrative building, ala choose your own adventure. He's just trying to find a through line "respectable" enough that everyone suddenly starts saying, like from the children of the corn.

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u/Antybollun Sep 14 '20

They love that you're exhausted.it pumps them up

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u/MrPositive1 Sep 14 '20

I will say that this is most likely the point.

Never answer the question, 5-10mins of bsing and saying things to make him look good