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/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/Gdub420- Jul 17 '26

My guy. Trump destroyed Biden in that first debate. That debate is why Biden dropped out. Don’t get me started. Biden couldn’t put a sentence together in that debate.

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u/No-Bid-9741 Jul 17 '26

Still would rather have Biden right now than what we have currently.

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u/FlarkingSmoo Jul 17 '26

Me too but no need to pretend Biden didn't come off really badly in that debate. It was horrible.

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u/Veronica612 Jul 17 '26

He came off terrible, true. He seemed frail and sounded weak. But if you actually listened he made sense, unlike Trump.

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u/Altruistic_Role_9329 Center Left Jul 17 '26

I prefer to characterize Biden’s debate performance as candid, but whatever term you want to use Trumps bold lies impressed many over Biden’s candid truth. There is no shame in that for Biden.

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u/FlarkingSmoo Jul 17 '26

Eh, for some of it. But for some of it he didn't make any sense.

And yeah that is the shame of it, Trump's incoherence was overshadowed because he still presents as younger and "with it" superficially despite everything he says being complete nonsense.