{"id":47398,"date":"2020-11-03T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T20:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=47398"},"modified":"2020-11-03T12:16:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T20:16:46","slug":"deflated-and-defeated-trumps-final-pre-election-interview-on-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=47398","title":{"rendered":"Deflated and Defeated: Trump’s Final Pre-Election Interview on Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

During a year burdened with the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a historic recession, civil unrest, and the most divisive political environment in generations, election day may have seemed like it would never arrive. But, lo and behold, here we are. And now it’s just a matter of time before the nation learns whether it will go forward in a positive direction with the sane and decent leadership of Joe Biden, or if Donald Trump will somehow stumble back into the White House for another four years of turmoil, ignorance, and hostility.<\/p>\n

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In advance of the day’s voting, Trump spent some time with his bootlicking mood boosters at Fox News for a phone-in “interview.”<\/em> And the “Curvy Couch”<\/em> potatoes at Fox and Friends performed their Trump-fluffing duties just as they have for the past four (plus) years. The only real difference between this appearance and those Trump has done previously was Trump himself.<\/p>\n

The normally hyped up “president”<\/em> was uncharacteristically reserved this morning. In fact, he sounded exhausted and depressed. It’s almost as if he knew that his prospects for winning were as remote as my prospects for dunking on Lebron James.<\/p>\n

Trump’s speech patterns were slow and halting. He appeared to have trouble forming coherent thoughts. The pauses between words signaled an inability express himself without sinking into pessimism and depression. For example, early in the segment Trump was asked by co-host Steve Doocy a simple, softball question<\/a><\/strong> regarding speculation that he would try to declare victory long before the results were in:<\/p>\n

Doocy:<\/strong> At what point will you declare victory?
\nTrump:<\/strong> When there’s victory, if there’s victory. I think we’ll have victory. You know, the polls are suppression polls. I think we’ll have victory. But only when there’s victory. There’s no reason to play games. And I think we’ll have victory. I look at it as being a very solid chance of winning. I don’t know what the chances are. I don’t know how they rate the chances. But I think we have a very solid chance of winning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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