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Greg Sargent: Trump's latest viral attack on Romney exposes Trumpism's ugly core
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/06/trumps-latest-viral-attack-romney-exposes-trumpisms-ugly-core/
By Greg Sargent
Opinion writer
Feb. 6, 2020 at 10:26 a.m. EST
The retribution has been swift and severe. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who heretically placed his oath of office before his higher duty to defend President Trump, is now taking brutal incoming from all corners, including GOP elected officials and leading figures in Trump’s propaganda network.
This enforcement of loyalty will also have an important purpose going forward, in ways that might not at first be apparent.
If you want to see how Trump’s propagandists will continue enforcing the cult of loyalty to Trump, watch the viral video that Trump tweeted on Wednesday night. It’s a remarkable statement that exposes Trumpism’s ugly core.
Many attacks on Romney have been built on the simple premise that Romney is a loser, and Trump is a winner. As the White House press secretary suggested, Romney, who gave a powerful speech explaining his vote to convict Trump for abuse of power, was driven by bitterness, as a “failed Republican presidential candidate.”
But there’s a darker undercurrent to this trope, one displayed in the video Trump tweeted. Watch the whole thing:
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By Greg Sargent
Opinion writer
Feb. 6, 2020 at 10:26 a.m. EST
The retribution has been swift and severe. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who heretically placed his oath of office before his higher duty to defend President Trump, is now taking brutal incoming from all corners, including GOP elected officials and leading figures in Trump’s propaganda network.
This enforcement of loyalty will also have an important purpose going forward, in ways that might not at first be apparent.
If you want to see how Trump’s propagandists will continue enforcing the cult of loyalty to Trump, watch the viral video that Trump tweeted on Wednesday night. It’s a remarkable statement that exposes Trumpism’s ugly core.
Many attacks on Romney have been built on the simple premise that Romney is a loser, and Trump is a winner. As the White House press secretary suggested, Romney, who gave a powerful speech explaining his vote to convict Trump for abuse of power, was driven by bitterness, as a “failed Republican presidential candidate.”
But there’s a darker undercurrent to this trope, one displayed in the video Trump tweeted. Watch the whole thing:
Link to tweet
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in 2012... and make him lose!
