Many reports indicate that Trump is even more isolated and living in an even more delusional bubble in his second administration than in his first. Trump has filled his second administration with sycophants who support the president’s apparent detachment from reality.
For example, Marco Rubio lied to Congress and denied that Trump was asleep while speaking to the president in meetings. Even when presented with several videos of Trump sleeping at public events, the secretary of state denied it.
Trump’s media interviews are given to conservative outlets and podcasts. The president rarely does anything close to traditional appearances. Meet The Press and Kristen Welker regularly get interviews with Trump, which is telling because the White House maintains a list of “friendly” media outlets, and only friendly media outlets get interviews with Trump.
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Welker is not Fox News. It pushes back, but it’s never as difficult as it could be. Generally speaking, Welker’s reaction can be described as fact-based but gentle. This is the kind of approach Trump used to take before he fell into even greater decline.
In an interview recorded Friday in Wisconsin, where Trump turned a roundtable on agriculture into a showcase of its decline, the president demonstrated how far he has fallen in his latest interview with Welker.
Trump claimed the recent California primary was rigged: “The election was rigged. It was a dirty election. And it’s happening again right now in California.”
Welker responded: “You have never presented proof that the 2020 election was rigged. »