November 23, 2024

Laura Jedeed

Freelance Journalist

Triumph of the Win: Trump’s Ugly Cult of Vengeance

Remember when Trump’s refusal to concede was funny?

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Remember when Trump’s refusal to concede was funny?

It wasn’t that long ago. Triumphant celebrations of a return to normalcy echoed through social media and across brunch tables everywhere. The fundamental absurdity of Trump’s election fraud claims seemed tailor-made to the specifically-liberal brand of snark that delights in tittering at the asinine impotence of their enemies over a mimosa or three. It looked good there for a minute, didn’t it? Not the bang of an authoritarian second-term hellscape but the whimper of a press conference in the parking lot of Four Seasons Landscaping.

And then it kept going.

And going.

And going.

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