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The quiet reason MAGA voters let Trump treat them with utter 'contempt’
What happened
AlterNet reports that New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie highlighted a remark Donald Trump made at a political rally in Clarksville, Tennessee: “I could say the stupidest things, and you clap.” Bouie argued that the comment revealed Trump’s contempt for his supporters’ judgment, much like his earlier claim that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters.
Bouie’s answer to why loyal supporters tolerate that contempt is blunt: they are not primarily seeking Trump’s respect. In his analysis, shared hostility toward perceived enemies matters more to them than…
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