Kristol argues Trump's promises have not held, leaving only shtick
2 Oct 13 · 1d ago · 2 articles · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
The Bulwark's William Kristol contrasts Trump's 2024 promises on wars and energy prices with his current campaign posture, suggesting the gap between his stated vision and political reality defines the present moment as midterms approach.
“We had no wars, and I'll keep you out of wars. I will end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East, and I will prevent, very definitely, World War III.”
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1 outlet Donald Trump Got Mugged by Reality
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Lying, bigotry, love of violence—a critical mass of Americans has been and remains enchanted by all this. And a larger group is willing to put up with it. Trump is now falling apart for so much sillier a reason: He just can’t make the trains run on time.
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"That was the most extraordinary thing about the rally yesterday, about all Trump’s rallies these days: The remarkable absence of an actual positive case for what his administration has been doing and still intends to do."
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Assuming we survive our current political avalanche, we’ll have to keep two things in mind: Every society has elites. And we need to figure out how to produce a better class of them.
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"I didn’t go into any detail to justify my swipe at our elites. I don’t really think much justification is needed."
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