The former president of the United States, two years ago in the elections a Democrat For Joe Biden gone Donald Trump now tried to use the by-election as a springboard.
Trump wasn’t a candidate himself, but he was grandly promoting his own favorites. These are “deniers” like him who don’t recognize the defeat Trump suffered.
1. For Trump, the media is always to blame
On his own election night, the former president pointed a finger at reporters and cameramen, whom he called the purveyors of “fake news”.
The wrong media for Trump is the American critical quality press. During his tenure as president, he declared the media “the enemy of the people.” In this case, he borrowed a name that became known to the world Joseph Stalin Persecuted by the Soviet Union.
By reinforcing his supporters’ belief that the US media distorts the truth, Trump paves the way for his own accusations.
According to the news agency AFP, he has already claimed that there have been attempts to steal the results of the by-elections with delays and invalid voting machines. Trump has even observed a “complete disaster that the fake media has not reported.”
According to AFP, election officials have shown these claims to be exaggerated or completely unfounded. By repeating them, Trump creates an atmosphere where citizens’ trust is put to the test.
2. Low-style insults are an effective means
In the primaries, Trump once again resorted to understated language.
The Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Congress was also targeted Nancy Pelosi.
Speaking at a campaign rally on Monday, Trump mocked Pelosi’s remark that gang members should not be called “animals.”
– I said they are animals, and to tell you the truth, Pelosi is also an animal, said Trump, according to the Reuters news agency.
The crowd gathered in Dayton, Ohio gave Trump a standing ovation.
– Now if you think that ugly things have been said about Nancy Pelosi, then she put me in the Supreme Court twice for nothing, explained Trump.
In late October, an attacker who broke into Pelosi’s home in Los Angeles beat her husband with a hammer.
Both of the main parties in the United States condemned the incident, but soon far-right media and politicians spread conspiracy theories about it.
3. Republican challenger DeSantis blackmailed
Among the Republican influencers is the governor of Florida, who has become a target of Trump Ron DeSantiswho is believed to be seeking his party’s presidential nomination.
Comparing his own support to that of other would-be Republican politicians, Trump referred to this as “Ron DeSanctimonious”, meaning hypocrite.
Naming was not enough.
According to the British Broadcasting Company BBC (you will switch to another service) In an interview with the Fox channel, Trump hinted that if DeSantis were to seek the presidential nomination, he could “hurt himself badly.”
Trump threatened to reveal “things that are not very flattering”:
– I know more about him than anyone else, maybe with the exception of his wife, Trump hinted about his party colleague.
Trump’s public blackmail in order to scare the competitor aside shows how tough the game is.
DeSantis easily re-elected as governor of Florida.
– DeSantis, who has been playing cat and mouse with Trump for the position of the Republican crown prince, has now strengthened his position, said the professor of American studies Mikko Saikku Radio 1’s Politiikkaradio.
According to Saiku, Trump did not turn out to be such a kingmaker in the midterm elections as previously assumed.
4. The advance drumming of really big news creates expectations
However, the former president is a master at creating expectations.
At the primary election meetings, Trump has repeated that his really big announcement will be heard on Tuesday next week.
This is expected to mark the entry into the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
However, the result of the midterm elections is yet to be seen.
In an interview with Politiikkaradio, Mikko Saikku said that Trump has “captured” the entire Republican Party in recent years, when very few have dared to stand against him. He estimates that not all “deniers” of the election result are completely behind Trump.
– The Republican governor of Florida, DeSantis, has not taken a clear position on Trump’s allegations of election fraud, Saikku reminded.
– So such a trend can also be seen.
The result of the congressional elections seems to fall short of Trump’s goals. Not all candidates supported by the former president have been successful as expected.
The former president has become a symbol of the nation’s division. According to the news agency AFP, some of the loyal supporters of the Republicans are already afraid of extremism and the sowing of mutual suspicions among Americans.
Despite this, Donald Trump is extremely popular among his supporters, and by far the most visible politician in the US Republican Party.
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