Masterbrander Fail

Created
Sun, 18/08/2024 - 06:00
Updated
Sun, 18/08/2024 - 06:00
He added later that he “ran for president one time and won!” I’m not sure why anyone ever thought Trump’s puerile nicknames were so clever to begin with but to the extent he has a real “nickname” talent, he’s certainly lost it now: The former president, who rarely mentioned Harris until after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, tried out “Laffin’ Kamala” before pivoting to “Lyin’ Kamala,” then jettisoned that for “Crazy Kamala,” which he interspersed with misspellings of her name. In the last few days, he has abandoned those monikers — even as he continues to use nicknames for other adversaries. Demeaning nicknames have been core to Trump’s political brand since he first jumped into the political scene, a tool he has leveraged against both Republicans and Democrats to humiliate his opponents and rile up his supporters. But he’s struggled to adjust to run against Harris, even as he has leaned into personal attacks. He’s been repurposing his insults from the very beginning. He re-used “crooked”, “lyin'” “li’l” and “crazy” several times and added some truly bizarre ones like “Coco” and “Peekaboo” which only left people scratching their heads. He apparently doesn’t know what a thesaurus is so he’s just stuck with a handful of words that he can’t seem to fit with “Kamala.” This shouldn’t be surprising. He has the vocabulary of a 4th grader. I’m not kidding: President Donald Trump—who boasted over the weekend that his success in life was a result of “being, like, really smart”—communicates at…