Attention Must Be Paid

The RNC claims that rather than Donald Trump, some Deep State hoax showed up in September 2020 to debate Joe Biden and tell militia members to stand back and stand by. They say Trump's ENTIRE first debate performance was "fake."

Okay. So why should Biden debate that "fake"? pic.twitter.com/Fy5MdiKkmm

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) March 17, 2024

It is being paid. And this is what the (new, improved, and gutted) RNC is going with. “Who you gonna believe? Me? Or your lyin’ eyes?” 👀 

Because all three of the “hoax/fakes” listed are on tape.  The “bloodbath” comment is getting analyzed by everyone, not just on Twitter. And Team Trump (well and truly the RNC, now), is left with Robert McCloskey’s famous comic quote as their defense:

I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.

Except the RNC isn’t in on the joke.

Attention and scrutiny are going to kill them, and they know it.