Hot take: Trumpism is 'a long-standing violence-and-intimidation generation machine'

It was a lackluster election night for the Right, but it was nothing less than a powerhouse in Florida, which went in big for Gov. Ron DeSantis, despite all the warning that his “Don’t Say Gay” agenda and “war” against Disney World was going to cost him dearly in November. He crushed Charlie Crist, not that that took much effort, but Florida turned out for DeSantis in a big way, pushing him to a double-digit win.

Is DeSantis running for president in 2024? Personally, this editor hopes so, and the Left obviously thinks so, because they’ve been trying their best to present him as a “mini-Trump.” He’s “Trump-adjacent.” Actually, he’s his own man.

Speaking of Donald Trump, Rolling Stone, which we’re surprised hasn’t been sued out of existence yet for fabricating stories, reports that Trump has been soliciting ideas for how he could imprison journalists if he takes the White House in 2024.

Trump has been soliciting ideas for how he might be able to imprison journalists should he retake the White House, a knowledgable source tells Rolling Stone.

Story: https://t.co/3vyGzZMYug pic.twitter.com/iYT9g0c2GS

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) November 8, 2022

“A knowledgable source.”

Enter Condé Nast legal affairs editor Luke Zaleski, who informs us that “Trumpism” isn’t politics but “racism, fascism, and lies” combined to deteriorate societal stress points. Yeah, tell us something we haven’t heard.

trumpism isn't politics. It’s a long-standing violence-and-intimidation generation machine. It’s racism, fascism, and lies combined to further fracture social divisions and deteriorate societal stress points. From Central Park 5 to the Wall to Floyd and the Big Lie/Jan 6 attack https://t.co/N92LCpM5Iv

— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) November 8, 2022

Your vicious words and extreme views cause division and fuel hate.
Republicans have embraced me more than democrats have. Republicans care about family, God and the country. I don’t hear fascism or violence or any of the things you list in them but I hear and see it in you.

— AmericanTink 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@LipstickTink) November 9, 2022

Where can I send you a box of pacifiers and your mom's tampons

— Driving the circus. (alpha male) (@ripitout9898) November 9, 2022

We would have given him bonus points had he left out the word “fascism” just to be different, but he couldn’t do it. This is the party that took a campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” and made it a bad thing. “America was never great,” all the liberals crowed on Twitter. You’ll never be happy, but you can be silent.

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Editor’s Note: Republican voters deserve answers and accountability for the failed red wave.

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