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crimycarny

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7. Exactly what Trump is trying to do (distract)

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 02:28 PM

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However, I think maybe, just maybe, Trump's tried and true method of distraction is backfiring.

Signal-gate is too big an issue to be distracted from. The media's continued reporting on Signal-gate isn't due to some sudden concern about actual newsworthiness, it's because there continue to be gossipy additions to Signal-gate that they know will get viewership. Stories like Pete Hesgeth's Venmo contacts being public, Hesgeth's wife attending meetings, his brother serving a key role in the Pentagon, etc. All of that crap that the media loves since it gets people watching.

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