This is the textbook definition of “gaslightling” by Glenn Youngkin. In this case, Jake Tapper LITERALLY READS TRUMP’S QUOTES about using the military (!!) against his opponents, and Youngkin’s like, “that’s not what Trump really meant!” Insane. And really just EVIL, especially since Youngkin MUST know that what he’s saying is a wild lie, dangerous, etc.
“Listen to this interview @jaketapper conducts w/ Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin. Tapper is all over this. But Youngkin shamelessly gaslights. I saw the Trump interview too and there’s no way to misunderstand it.
My point is that it’s easy to see Trump’s pathology. But it’s guys like these with the combed hair & the sweater vests, the Harvard Business School graduates who know better – they make Trump possible. Their cynicism & pathological ambition have brought us to this point.” – Sherilyn Ifill
this entire exchange between Jake Tapper and Glenn Youngkin in which Youngkin pretends Trump didn’t actually threaten to use the US military against the left even after an astonished Tapper presents him with direct quotes is worth watching pic.twitter.com/uvEAItsmlb
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 14, 2024