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Amanda Carpenter: Trump's Traumatic Month

2024/8/13
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Trump and Musk's Twitter Spaces attempt was a technical failure, overshadowed by a deepfake YouTube video promoting a Bitcoin scam. Trump's focus on the assassination attempt and usual talking points during the actual Spaces event proved uneventful. His limited public appearances and fixation on the event suggest he may be experiencing PTSD.
  • Trump and Musk's Twitter Spaces event failed due to technical issues.
  • A deepfake video of Musk promoting a Bitcoin scam circulated during the failed Spaces event.
  • Trump's focus on the assassination attempt and usual talking points during the actual Spaces made the event uneventful.
  • Trump's limited public appearances may be due to PTSD related to the assassination attempt.

Shownotes Transcript

Trump may be holed up at Mar-a-Lago because he's afraid of another attempt on his life. Meanwhile, he keeps trying to take away Kamala's identity. Plus, the stunningly different way the media is handling hacked campaign docs in 2024, the threat from rando county clerks who may try to block the electoral vote count, and more from the mailbag. Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller.

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