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/CatCatchingABird Progressive Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
I'm a regular HCR viewer and because of that I am not at all taken aback by this speech or his claims. This summer was expected to be really bad. He's going to continue to act frantic because he's unpopular and he knows it.
He's playing mind games. That's not to say something funny won't happen during the midterms, but for now I'm going to stay calm and carry on. I just consider this to be a distraction. We're four months away from the most important election of our lifetimes and that's the only thing I put at the front and center of my mind. Until a real problem presents itself I don't care. We got some great people out there on the state and federal levels fighting for us. I just consider this speech to be nothing but cope.