One Democratic line of assault appears to be getting underneath Donald Trump’s pores and skin as the previous president but once more denied that he’s bizarre.
He feels so strongly on the subject that he used the word “weird” 11 times in 40 seconds throughout a city corridor occasion in Wisconsin on Thursday.
It began when the previous president attacked Vice President Kamala Harris’ operating mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who has used the phrase to explain Trump, operating mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and others on the suitable.
“He’s bizarre,” Trump mentioned. “He’s bizarre, I’m not bizarre, he’s bizarre. No, he’s a bizarre man, he’s a bizarre dude.”
Trump continued:
“See, they provide you with sound bites, they all the time have sound bites, and one of many issues is that JD and I are bizarre. That man is so straight, JD is so, he’s doing a terrific job, good, prime pupil, nice man, and he’s not bizarre and I’m not bizarre. I imply we’re plenty of issues however we’re not bizarre I’ll let you know, however that man is bizarre.”
Walz has mentioned he makes use of bizarre to explain Trump, Vance and others on the suitable to remove the worry that helps give them energy.
“The fascists rely upon worry,” he mentioned in July. “However we’re not afraid of bizarre folks. We’re just a little bit creeped out, however we’re not afraid.”
The phrase ― which others on the left have began utilizing as properly ― has clearly change into a sore spot for Trump, as he now steadily launches into asides the place he denies being bizarre.
“They’re the bizarre ones,” Trump said throughout a radio interview earlier this month. “I’m plenty of issues, however bizarre, I’m not.”
He has introduced it up at rallies as properly.
“No, we’re not bizarre,” he said in Montana. “We’re very strong folks.”
Trump’s critics discovered his newest denial lower than convincing:
