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Tom Nichols: He's Bait for the 25th Amendment

2024/10/15
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Tim Miller: 本期节目讨论了特朗普在政治集会上的怪异行为，认为其不适合担任总统，并分析了其支持者的动机。还讨论了杨肯对特朗普言论的辩护，以及媒体对特朗普的报道不足。最后，讨论了美国政治体系的潜在危机，以及哈里斯的竞选策略。 Tom Nichols: 分析了特朗普的行为，认为其已经超出了幽默的范畴，并将其与邪教领袖的行为进行了比较。他还批评了杨肯对特朗普言论的辩护，认为其是出于政治野心。此外，他还讨论了特朗普对军队的态度，以及其对美国政治体系的潜在威胁。最后，他还谈到了他对部分美国选民的失望。 Matthew Remsky: 将特朗普在集会上播放音乐的行为与邪教领袖的行为进行了比较，认为这是一种寻求安慰和逃避工作的方式。 Glenn Youngkin: 否认特朗普想用军队对付国内的政治反对者，声称特朗普指的是非法移民。 Jake Tapper: 与杨肯就特朗普的言论进行了辩论，指出特朗普明确表示其指的是国内的政治反对者。

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The discussion begins with a focus on Trump's recent bizarre behavior during a town hall, which raises serious concerns about his mental fitness for office.
  • Trump's town hall performance included calling out songs and swaying for 39 minutes.
  • The conversation compares Trump's behavior to that of Joe Biden, highlighting Trump's apparent mental decline.
  • There is a serious discussion about Trump's capability to serve as president.

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Trump's fitness for office is a central question now more than ever after his bizarre town hall Monday night, where instead of taking questions, he called out songs, bopped, and swayed—for 39 minutes. Plus, Kamala plans a trip into the lion's den on Fox News, Youngkin is utterly shameless, and we risk losing the norms that George Washington established for the U.S. presidency. Tom Nichols joins Tim Miller.

*show notes * Gifted link to Tom's Atlantic cover piece) Tom on Glenn Youngkin)