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Donald Trump Tried to Civilize Himself
As the Labor Day weekend approached, Donald Trump spent Friday night in downtown Washington in a ballroom full of enamored women, unwinding a little.
He stirred up controversy at the start of the week about Arlington National Cemetery, and by the end of the week, he appeared to be reversing himself on Florida’s abortion vote. The narratives surrounding abortion and Arlington aren’t exactly winning when it comes to garnering the votes that women need for Mr. Trump. Therefore, it was intriguing to see him trying to solidify a portion of his support base at Moms for Liberty’s third annual convention. Moms for Liberty is a conservative organization that supports “parental rights.” He attempted to address the problem in Arlington by offering his sanitized version of what happened and complaining about his persecution. He mostly attempted to provide what he believed to be Trump unadulterated—what ladies want. which is the ideal winning tactic, in his opinion.
People were clearly in the mood to party; everywhere you looked, you saw women decked out in MAGA hats, cocktail dresses, ponytails, and stilettos. But, as with his recent tour of North Carolina rallies, one question remained unanswered: if Mr. Trump is spending time in safe places and once-safe states, when will he begin trying to win over undecided women and other voters who could swing the election?
Donald Trump Tried to Civilize Himself
The former president had decided to forgo his regular rallies in favor of a special “fireside chat” with Moms for Liberty. A small table next to his big white armchair and the one Tiffany Justice, one of the group’s co-founders, was occupying held a vase of red roses, hinting at how comfortable and Oprah-esque this would be.
Before the event, Ms. Justice shared with me her hopes for the encounter. She wanted Mr. Trump to talk about parental rights, of course, but she also wanted folks to see a softer side of him: “He’s a dad. He’s a grandfather. He loves his family. We’ve seen him working with his family in politics and business, right? I hope the American people get to know Donald Trump in a little bit of a different way. He’ll get to express his love for his family. I think that’s going to resonate with American voters.”
Theoretically, Team Trump saw this as a great chance to further humanize the candidate and persuade him to discuss policy instead of just disparaging his political rivals.
In actuality, the evening continued to stray just as you would have predicted.
Judge Justice threw a lot of softballs. Declaring that it was “clear” that Mr. Trump enjoys “being a father and grandfather,” she asked him to explain his decision to “select to work with your children in business and politics” in the future.
It’s a great moment to discuss legacy, familial ties, or how amazing Don Jr. is as an attack dog. False!
“I’ve enjoyed it forever. Considering how “unfair” it has been to the children, he remarks, “I don’t think that I’ll be doing it very much politically.” in particular, Ivanka. Excellent pupil. Gorgeous young woman. But once she was at the White House, she was treated badly by everyone. She even gave up her wildly successful womenswear brand! Furthermore, he stated that he wanted her to serve as the “United Nations secretary” or ambassador, but it’s not like she wished to do that. However, he claims that daughter stated, “Daddy, I don’t want to do that.” All I want to do is assist others in finding work. He continued rambling on how she employed “millions of people during the course of her stay,” before saying, “Nothing ever good,” with a grumpy ending. It was simply really difficult.
Ms. Justice also invited Mr. Trump to talk about his mother.
“She was obviously a very strong woman. Was she hard on you with school?” she asked.
“No, she wasn’t,” said Mr. Trump. “I had a great mother, a great father.”
They were “very different people,” he continued, yet their marriage was “great” and lasted for more than 60 years. He laughed and continued, “I said, Pop, I’m not going to be able to beat you with that.”
One would think that Mr. Trump would at the very least give parental rights more consideration at a Moms for Liberty love-in. That would be incorrect. To be honest, though, the term has gotten overused to refer to almost anything that takes place at a school that conservatives find objectionable, such as vaccination laws, racial conversations, or books that explore the sexuality of sea horses. A Californian member informed me that she has so far had 20 books removed from her district’s classrooms.
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However, transgender problems are what really excite the faithful these days, and Mr. Trump made several acknowledgments of that. When asked how the presidency might counteract wokeness, he responded, “Well, you can do everything!” and said, “It’s amazing that your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation.” What, uh? Nevertheless, he devoted much of his time to discussing Olympic competitors who had “transgendered,” going to great lengths to malign the Algerian boxer, who does not identify as transgender.
At one point, Mr. Trump went on a disjointed reminiscence about the many presidential debates he had participated in, culminating with the infamous face-off with President Biden this past June. “How did he do? He was sharp as a tack,” cracked the former president.
Ms. Justice moved as fast as a rabbit to stop his prolonged jeering. She noted that many Americans have suffered “as their family members have aged and experienced dementia,” and she praised Mr. Trump for resolving the unpleasant situation with “such grace.”
Clearly at a loss, Mr. Trump babbled that he had been “surprised by a lot of things” and recalled that he had looked at Mr. Biden “for a brief moment” — which he hadn’t wanted to do, mind you, because he’s “angry at him” for doing such a “horrible job.” Then he was off and ranting about the awfulness of Kamala Harris and how unfair it is that, after spending so much time and money attacking Mr. Biden, he had to shift to her. “Turned out she didn’t work at McDonald’s!” he griped. (I’ll let you look up that faux outrage yourself.)
Donald Trump Tried to Civilize Himself
Speechless, Mr. Trump babbled on about how he was “surprised by a lot of things” and said he had “briefly” looked at Mr. Biden, which he obviously did not want to do because he was “angry at him” for doing such a “horrible job.” Then, after wasting so much time and money condemning Mr. Biden, he began ranting about Kamala Harris and how awful she was and how unfair it was that he had to switch to her. “It turns out she didn’t work at McDonald’s,” he grumbled.
(I’ll let you investigate that imagined outrage on your own.)
Nobody will be surprised that Ms. Justice avoided discussing abortion during her face-to-face conversation with Mr. Trump, much like she avoided the former president bringing up any of his children who weren’t named Ivanka.
Nevertheless, Ms. Justice had limited ability to steer Mr. Trump in the right direction. Not that anyone in the room gave a damn. As the evening came to a finish, there was a lively crowd making their way towards the escalators. I had a conversation with a few women who were ecstatic just to be in the same room as their idol.
It’s difficult to believe, though, that the rest of America—all those women and men who weren’t already won over by the MAGA king—saw much of anything unusual in his fireside banter. Not in a comforting or humanizing way, anyway.
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