Robert Costa

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Score 196
7/18/2024, 2:17:08 PM
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Robert Costa
@costareports
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78d
Here we are, 11 years later, as he’s nominated for a third time at a convention where the Iraq War is scorned, Mike Pence and Paul Ryan are absent, GW Bush’s photo and name are nowhere, and pro wrestlers are set to speak in primetime, more prominent than any senator or governor.
Robert Costa
@costareports
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78d
I’ll always recall Trump talking about the power of TV, both for wrestling and The Apprentice. And for him. He was confident those things might mean more in terms of winning power than any GOP endorsement. He said wrestling fans “get me.” He was also still promoting birtherism.
Robert Costa
@costareports
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78d
Years ago, in 2013, I spoke w/ Trump about wrestling. He had just been part of WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. His adviser Sam Nunberg, who had been first introduced to Trump through wrestling, was talking up Trump’s base of support in that community as Trump mulled a visit to Iowa…

The statement critiques the Republican Party's nomination of Donald Trump, highlighting his criminal conviction, association with wrestling, and actions related to the 2020 election. It contrasts this with some Democrats' efforts to challenge their own president, framing it as a commentary on the current state of American politics.

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