cover of episode How to Get Under a Strongman’s Skin, with George Conway

How to Get Under a Strongman’s Skin, with George Conway

2024/9/14
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Kamala Harris successfully triggered Donald Trump in the debate by using his own words against him, highlighting his insecurities about his wealth, and mocking his claims of large rallies.
  • Harris pointed out Trump's inherited wealth and bankruptcies.
  • She used Trump's language, calling him "weak."
  • Harris mocked Trump's claims about his rallies.
  • She referenced Trump's admiration for dictators.
  • Harris used Trump's catchphrase, "You're fired."

Shownotes Transcript

The Washington Roundtable is joined by George Conway, co-founder of the Lincoln Project and creator of the Anti-Psychopath Political Action Committee, both of which specialize in making custom attack ads designed to aggravate Donald Trump. They discuss Vice-President Kamala Harris’s debate performance and how her campaign might continue to draw out Trump’s worst instincts by psychologically triggering him. “When we first started running ads, he went on Truth Social and specifically attacked me and Fox News for putting my ads on his TV,” Conway says. “The thing got into his head. . . . He would never have talked about himself possibly having a ‘personality defect’ if it weren’t for what we had said.”

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