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Comments From Trump Rallies Show a Shocking Detachment From Reality
Most Republicans still back former president despite indictments
3 min readAug 1, 2023
My girlfriend, who is a political junkie too, often says I shouldn’t be shocked at the illogical comments that come out of MAGA followers’ mouths. But I continue to be stunned by these statements. Since I write about politics, I have to monitor what the right is saying, no matter ludicrous.
And this weekend served up another bounty of irrational comments from Trumpists.
‘God, then Trump’
Here are a few statements, courtesy of Right-Side Broadcasting Network.
- One supporter said it was, “God, then Trump.”
- Another MAGA devotee said he backed Trump because of his “Christian values.”
- A Trump cult member at a Philadelphia, Penn. rally said she backed the former president, “because he was not in it for himself, like all the other politicians.”
- Another Trump rally attendee blindly…