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Jon Stewart and Desi Lydic on Trump’s Ongoing Campaign Meltdown | ICYMI

2024/8/17
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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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Donald Trump appears to be having difficulty redirecting his attacks from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris. He's grappling with her identity, resorting to outdated rhetoric, and recycling old criticisms, all while struggling to find a fresh angle of attack.
  • Trump is fixated on crowd sizes, falsely claiming his are larger than Harris's.
  • He's using outdated and inaccurate information, referencing past relationships and making false accusations.
  • Trump is recycling criticisms of Biden against Harris, demonstrating a lack of a unique strategy.
  • He's struggling to adapt to a new opponent, clinging to his familiar attacks on Biden.

Shownotes Transcript

Jon Stewart tackles Donald Trump’s failed efforts to land one good attack on Kamala Harris, and his delusions about Joe Biden taking back the Democratic nomination for president. Also, Desi Lydic covers Trump’s chaotic X interview with Elon Musk, in which Trump both complimented Harris’s looks on the cover of Time magazine, and also laid out his plan to shut down the Department of Education. 

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