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'Bomb after bomb': CNN pundits rip into Trump's 'mean and small' WHCD speech
The Real Story Was Not the Set ListPower Was in the RoomDonald Trump did not need to win over the White House Correspondents’ Dinner crowd to exercise power. He already had the presidency, the platform, and the national microphone. The CNN reaction circus treats the speech like a comedy set that either succeeded or failed. That is the wrong frame. The relevant fact is that the president used an elite media stage to center himself, target enemies, and dominate the conversation after the fact.Performance Is Not the PointThe source material says Trump’s speech was long, mean, self-absorbed, and…
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