MAGA says there were no boos. Listen for yourself.
Trump’s appearance at the Tennessee football game became an argument about the sound coming from the stands. In our clip, we hear booing—and push back on the claim that there wasn’t any. Turn up the volume and tell us what you hear.
“Fights the Marxists”—then dinner with Xi
The Trump video we highlighted pairs anti-Marxist rhetoric with footage of him dining with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The contrast is the point: a leader of the Chinese Communist Party appears in the same political montage that promises to fight Marxists. Watch the sequence and try to square the messaging with the imagery.
Trump’s response to women leading governments
Asked about Barack Obama’s argument that putting women in charge of governments would improve things, Trump calls the statement ridiculous. Our reel puts his response front and center. The exchange is brief, but it says plenty about how he reacts to the idea of women holding more political power.
The Melania clip—and the standard MAGA sets for everyone else
A clip of Melania speaking about her childhood prompted our question about the way MAGA applies its demands that immigrants assimilate. We focus on the contrast between those demands and the treatment of Melania’s English. If language is going to become a political test, the people demanding it should explain why their standard is applied so selectively.
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He fears women, WE MUST elect women for a peaceful and caring administration that works for the people not the rich
Very poor audio. Stretching it that you hear boo. Trust me, I would be enjoying it if they did and I clearly heard it