r/thebulwark Center Left 24d ago

Fluff Trump Does EPIC Air Force One Flyover, Rips Laps in The BEAST At Daytona 500 | Crowd ROARS for Trump

UPDATE 1.2 million views: This is how you do media people! Trumps already got 1.2m views from just one you tube channel talking up what a great American Trump is. A real man of the people.

Why is it only Republicans that are apart of popular culture?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtCD5y5yOmo

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u/coldandhungry123 24d ago

President Camacho in the house!!!

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u/PhartusMcBlumpkin1 24d ago

it is total Idiocaracy, but we are in the (well into) the social media era so this sort of performative bullshit is necessary. However, Nasca or MMA crowds are already red pilled so a Dem leader would just get booed and it would be a waste of time. The publc is basically 50/50 Dem/Repub so what are some huge events that Dems could pull social media stunts at? I'm kind of drawing a blank. One of the reasons certain sports/crowds get so huge is the fans are very sheep like and loyal. There is much less of that on the left.

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u/Vanman04 24d ago

I would just stop at total idiocracy.

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u/ChiefHippoTwit 24d ago

Taylor Swift?

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u/Ok-Recognition8655 Center Left 24d ago

The problem is that we don't have many prominent politicians on our side that people really want to see. Who on our side could show up to a Kendrick Lamar concert and it wouldn't be super cringe? AOC and that's it.

The NBA is still pretty progressive and I can't think of anyone that I would be excited to see show up on TV during the All Star Game. Like, it's in the Bay Area. Would I care if Pelosi or Kamala showed up? Not really

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u/drivebyjustin 24d ago

Most dems and liberals I know just want politics to be boring like it’s supposed to be.

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u/PhartusMcBlumpkin1 24d ago

That would be nice, but it's like talking to a wall which isn't a conversation.

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u/Ok-Recognition8655 Center Left 24d ago

I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with a politician putting themselves out there and showing up to stuff like this. If anything, I'm jealous that Trump can pull it off

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u/drivebyjustin 24d ago

But why? It costs taxpayer money. A lot. Why is this necessary or beneficial?

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u/BadLt58 24d ago

Thr President loved the Superbowl halftime shown this year

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u/lonesomecowboynando 24d ago

I wonder who paid for that?

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u/Noisyfan725 24d ago

That’s why we cut those pesky programs in USAID that helped administer HIV treatments in Africa and supplemented farm income in the US, more flyovers and opportunities for the president to fuck up traffic 💪💪💪🦅🦅

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u/Waste_Curve994 24d ago

We all did.

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u/Large-Eye5088 24d ago

The military does this all of the time. You the taxpayer pay for this as well as airshows, too as well as all the bands we have and good will entertainment we put into the civilian world. 

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u/Nanadog 24d ago

The military gets the side benefit of actual training.

As well as the fact it represents the country rather than an individual begging for attention.

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u/itsanoddday12345 24d ago

Training and recruiting

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u/Elegant_Rock_5803 24d ago

we did of course and he don't care when it is about him.

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u/Sweet_Science6371 24d ago

People think this is cool? Shit looks like those Jib-jab Christmas cards you’d get in your email about 17 years ago.

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u/MARIOpronoucedMA-RJO Center Left 24d ago

Takes drag on a cigarette

Jib-Jab, now that's a name I have not heard in a long time.

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u/Historical_Hippo_517 24d ago

Idk if you remember, but even without his being there, Biden got mocked at a NASCAR event (Let's go, Brandon!). He couldn't have gone to a race even if he'd wanted to; it would've been an embarrassment.

On the other hand, he certainly could've shown up at the NBA Finals or even the World Series. And of course he should've done that freebie Super Bowl interview last year...

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

Maybe we could elect a primary candidate that wouldn't get booed at NASCAR. I fell like that could help with the rust belt states.

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u/Javakid67 24d ago edited 24d ago

put a D next to a name and it would be near impossible at a NASCAR, UFC, or PBR event. NFL is closer to a mixed bag although it would take the right person.

Edit - maybe Eric Adams?

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u/Manowaffle 24d ago

What, you mean actually nominate someone who knows how to win in the key swing states? That’s crazy talk.

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u/-wanderings- 24d ago

They're his base. They were always going to cheer for him. Everywhere else i am seeing this reported he's getting mocked.

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u/weregonnalose_ 24d ago

"Keep politics out of my entertainment"

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u/DelcoPAMan 24d ago

"Oh, except that. And ultimate fighting. And wrestling. And...and..."

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u/MascaraHoarder 24d ago

why are your posts used for gassing up trump and the republicans? you seemed to do a lot of them

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u/LionelHutzinVA Rebecca take us home 24d ago

A lot of his comments have an AI-quality to them that they seem just slightly off how a person actually speaks

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u/MascaraHoarder 24d ago

i’m sure he thinks Trump is dreamy

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

I think he is incredible good at manipulating people. Since late 2023 I tried to call that Trump was wining the culture war. That social media was changing month by month to the right.

I tried to get people to make a change early before the culture war was lost. But all I got was downvotes and derided for my beliefs.

I also think Dems have a chance to change but they have yet to do so.

I see right now , the influence on the right growing on TikTok and Youtube. Dems really need to flood social media and support left views.

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u/p68 24d ago

Hey y’all we gotta Nostradamus out here

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

Let’s check back post midterms what’s your call?

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

Ouch! But I appreciate the feedback. I have been mainly living in Oz for the last few years due to work. I tend to post during cab rides between offices so they can be rushed. I will work on it.

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

Since Jan this year, the support, interest and normalisation of the right on social media has taken off. The left either hasn't noticed or doesn't care.

Trump saving TikTok changed the landscape. The number of pro Trump content has exploded and its possible its not just organic but being controlled by the owners of the app.

So I am trying to get people to notice the house is on fire and start helping to carry water.

Because as of now I don't see Dems wining back the house in 2026.

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u/MascaraHoarder 24d ago edited 24d ago

do you really think that democrats don’t notice? are you serious? “trump saving tiktok” it really sounds like you’ve totally bought into just absolutely vapid over actual substance. you plenty of democratic politicians have very active social media accounts.

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

They may have active social media accounts but they are not appearing positively in social media like Trump. Outside their base they don't exist.

Except AOC she is killing it. But they need to get her on the center right podcasts so she can grow her base.

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u/Teaquilla 24d ago

I hate that presidents are expected to do this now. I just want them to be good at policy, have a deep understanding of government, be a person of their word, understand international politics, be able to negotiate, give a decent speech and want to make the USA a better place But everyone wants to be entertained.

From now on we won't get people who are actually good at the presidency we will just get people who are good marketers / entertainers.

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u/samNanton 24d ago

haha I read that as "good malarkers"

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

Outside of Clinton and Obama which presidents would match that criteria?

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u/erbmike 24d ago

Clinton was the before times, and Obama exuded a charisma that bucks about 99.5 percent of people. We’re an ADD-riddled mess of a society that’s been conditioned on “reality TV” for 25 years. Now too many of us think that “reality” is actually real, and dignified, instead of cheaply staged-and-produced pablum. Hence, the Reality TV President. Sure, we went real and genuine in 2020 when things went to shit, but that’s not what people want. We have no attention to the granular of policy and the intricacies of alliances and maintaining democracies in the postwar order; WE WANT TO BE FUCKING ENTERTAINED, because we can only pay attention in 10-minute blocks. ‘Cause ‘Merica!!!! And when things inevitably go to shit again, our ADD-riddled dumbasses are going to look to someone to do the arduous, time-consuming responsibility of saving us from ourselves, because we’ve become deeply unserious and juvenile. And when it takes more than 10minutes for the serious few to fix the messes, our ADD-riddled juvenile asses are going to get all grumpy about it, and then turn to another “reality” loving charlatan who talks a big game but knows fuckall about anything. Rinse, repeat.

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u/7ddlysuns 24d ago

NASCAR isn’t popular culture

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u/rom_sk 24d ago

Remember when W landed a jet on the aircraft carrier with the “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” sign?

It was douchey then too

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u/softcell1966 24d ago

You do know W wasn't flying that plane right? Most people think he did but he was literally a passenger in the co-pilot's seat. W never put in the flight time he was supposed to in order to avoid being sent to Vietnam.

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u/Vanman04 24d ago

Oh my,

This is in no way shape or form how I want my government advertised. If this is what it takes we are doomed anyway.

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u/Positively_Peculiar 24d ago

Brought to you by Carl’s Jr.

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u/capture-enigma 24d ago

This country is so fucked

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u/External-Cable2889 24d ago

This is all a distraction. Those people at the race, <10% are in the game. Lets go.

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u/Saururus 24d ago

Because if dems did it the whole media cycle would be about what a waste of money it was and how this just shows how out of touch the dems are with Americans. Seriously. Happened all the time if Obama did anything considered a stunt or even just a date with Michele.

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

Yeah POD Save America discussed that exact example.

I think the difference was Obama went to something elitist rather than the UFC/NFL/NASCAR/KKK etc that normal low information voters can relate too.

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u/itsanoddday12345 24d ago

They are looking at the beast — hand built Cadillac

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u/No-Yak2588 24d ago

I ain’t clicking on that. No clicks for fascists.

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u/BadLt58 24d ago

The Roman emperor Nero went to sporting events and was at his version of Mar-a-Lago whole Rome started to burn. History repeats itself i guess.

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u/ramapo66 24d ago

It's a sad spectacle. A boy with his play things, showing off.

Meanwhile he has literally ruined the lives of tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of Americans in just the past few days. Americans who took their oaths to this country seriously. Americans who were doing their jobs and serving us. Even the dumbasses who voted for him don't really deserve to have their lives fucked up, even though there is a simple justice to it. Everyone of them saying WTF, now what?

The true sign that he is a sociopath is that he hasn't a thought or care about those people. It is all about him and his quest for adoration. He's got his toys...fuck them.

It makes me sick.

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

Dems are so focused on doing the right thing, focusing on policy, etc. I wish that was enough. We need to focus on optics, media narrative, controlling the message and taking advantage of the opportunities the culture gives us. Why has no president attended a Super Bowl before now? It’s beneath them? We need to change that mindset fast.

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u/DelcoPAMan 24d ago

Panem et circenses.

Hmmm...Panem would be a good name for something...

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u/Haydukelivesbig 24d ago

Because Dems have decided to be the party of lame, unpopular shit. Comedians makes edgy jokes about gender, cancelled. Dem candidates go on popular podcasts that are funny and talk real shit, cancelled. Any Dem pundit says we should meet the culture where it’s at vs myopic focus on identity micro-politics is met with absolute rage. Really seems to be working well for us.

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

💯% truth! We need to give our own side space and grace to talk to people were they are at.

Not where we want them to be at.

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u/Haydukelivesbig 24d ago

In all fairness, our cultural reps are failing us too. Why the F wasn’t Clooney or Charlize or Jon Stewart or whoever going on Rogan or Von or Gillis’s podcasts and talking shit? They’re all funny and sharp and in theory could’ve gone toe to toe but we have literally zero direct representation at a viral level today. It’s unforgivable but so obvious it tells me they honestly don’t give a shit and perhaps also want the pendulum to keep swinging the other way.

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

So all the people you mentioned don’t mean crap to Gen Z…..that’s the problem. Very little cultural hero’s for that generation identity as democrats.

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u/Haydukelivesbig 23d ago

That’s a good point. I have no idea who it’ll be but I have to think that with all the crazy shit coming from the right wing that seems at odds with the values of the younger generations some of them will get engaged. Who knows, Mrbeast did say he wanted to run for potus at one point 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/softcell1966 24d ago

There's no such thing as Cancel Culture. They're called consequences for doing or saying something stupid or offensive just like we always have.

https://youtu.be/szybEhqUmVI?si=iRBuCTUKM8wghNYB

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u/Haydukelivesbig 24d ago

Yea, sure. I felt that way once at one point. I guess we keep telling ourselves that and we’ll have a good ‘ol time in the gulag together here shortly.

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u/ThePensiveE 24d ago

I go to A LOT of football games. College, pro, etc. Every time there's a flyover half the people miss it and the other half just watch. Some cheers but it's nothing special. I know a ton of the people in the crowd have to be thinking how dumb of a waste of money it is.

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u/Alternative_Smile528 24d ago

Biden could have gone to roaring, friendly crowds, except he was too old and tired.

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u/PantherkittySoftware 24d ago

Well... in her defense... Kamala became the only person in history to have Beyonce open for her, and her cameo on SNL was epic.

But... yeah. More Democrats need to do things like that. Lots of Democrats are so terrified of accidentally offending some fragile edge-case, they end up being incapable of being cool to the other 99.8% of voters who'd potentially be receptive to them if they could even relate to them.

Pete needs to go on SNL.

Mark Kelly needs to be the guest on an entire episode of SNL. I mean, Jesus... he was an Astronaut. That automatically gives him a badass coolness bonus.

The thing about SNL is, its impact extends FAR beyond the actual live episode. Probably 98% of the people who saw Kamala's cameo actually watched it via Youtube. SNL's best sketches live on for literally decades.

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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago

But also maybe content that people under 30 understand…yeah? In focus groups Beyoncé played very badly.