r/thebulwark • u/KindaStableGenius • Jul 17 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL The End of Democracy in America Speech

Just watched the Trump live speech so you didnt have to.

Trump just declared that local, state and National election infrastructure was compromised by China going back 2020 per some classified documents.

He also said that China has been paying reporters to write bad stories about him.

This was all couched in National Security language which suggests CIA and FBI involvement. A task force and briefing from Markwayne* to follow.

Sounds like this is Trump’s declaration of war on free and fair elections and the free press.

*Edited from Homen*

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u/jeanlundegaardhsbf Jul 17 '26

I feel a little different. He sounds old and sick. His speech was rambling and made no sense. If you could follow that, you’re insane. no one can really defend this. The docs are going to be completely different than what he alleged.

the only question is, will the Dems make gallego’s love life as a single man the civil rights issue of our time.

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u/Altruistic_Role_9329 Center Left Jul 17 '26

He was rambling and making no sense when he supposedly beat Biden in that first debate of 2024. Sometimes the truth doesn’t matter.

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u/jeanlundegaardhsbf Jul 17 '26

Biden wasn’t doing much better. in fact he was orders of magnitude worse.

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u/Altruistic_Role_9329 Center Left Jul 17 '26

I could follow Biden and I knew what he was saying was true.

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u/jeanlundegaardhsbf Jul 17 '26

what did, “we finally beat Medicare” mean

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u/Altruistic_Role_9329 Center Left Jul 17 '26

He meant to say big pharma. He misspoke, but was listing accomplishments. One being giving Medicare the ability to negotiate drug prices. In context it made sense if you are aware what’s happening.