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    What Trump’s wild statements mean for the 2024 presidential campaign

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    Polls show the presidential race is tightening, with Trump either tied or ahead in key states needed to secure a winning electoral vote tally of 270 on Nov. 5.

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    The extraordinary is an essential element of Donald Trump‘s political brand ever since he took a golden-hued escalator to embark on a transformative decade-long political career. And the former president did not disappoint in the final weeks of what he called the “final.” candidacy for the White House.

    He commented on the virility of golfing legend Arnold Palmer and said he would employ the U.S. military against political rivals he called “the enemy within.” The comments follow a series of other exaggerated remarks late in the 2024 presidential campaign, including a debunked racist claim that Haitian immigrants in an Ohio town were eating residents’ pets.

    These crazy, even worrying, statements did not, however, harm the Republican candidate.

    On the contrary, this behavior would have energized his base. Polls show the presidential race is tightening, with Trump either tied or ahead in key states needed to win 270 electoral votes on November 5.

    Here are seven things to know about what he said and how it could play out in the race for the White House.

    Trump: Golf legend Arnold Palmer ‘was all a man’

    At an October 19 rally in Palmer’s hometown of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Trump spoke out about the golfer’s genitals.

    “Arnold Palmer was all man and I say that, with all due respect to women, I love women. … That man was strong and tough, and I refused to say it, but when he took a shower with the other pros, they came out of there and they were like, ‘Oh, my God.’ It’s unbelievable,’” Trump said at the start of his speech.

    Peg Palmer Wears, the late golfer’s daughter, did not find the comments in the locker room humorous. She told ABC News that Trump’s comments were “disrespectful” and “inappropriate.”

    Trump focuses on the ‘enemy within’…

    Trump has often invoked dystopian language against his political rivals, particularly following criminal charges filed against him by a special counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice and by prosecutors in Georgia and New York.

    During a Fox News interview broadcast on October 20, Trump again singled out political critics with particularly hostile language when talking about former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic congressman from California Adam Schiff.

    “They are bad people. We have a lot of bad people. But when you look at ‘Shifty Schiff’ and some of the others, yes, they are, to me, the enemy within,” Trump said.

    …a comment that followed Trump’s increased use of the military

    The previous week, in another interview with a Fox program on October 13, the former president had intensified his speech by raising the specter of the use of American armed forces against domestic adversaries.

    “We have very bad people. We have sick people. Crazy radical leftists,” Trump began.

    He later added that he would support sending U.S. military forces against any uprising by political opponents, saying, “I think it should be very easily handled, if necessary, by the National Guard, or if really necessary, by the army, because they can I won’t let that happen.

    Asked about potential violence from his supporters, as occurred during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Trump was dismissive, saying: “No, I don’t think so — not the side that votes for Trump. »

    Trump also engaged in an unusual stage performance

    Trump’s rally speeches include what he called “routines,” skits that involve mocking critics or bravado-laden memories of discussions with foreign leaders.

    On October 14, during a town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Trump flipped the script by stopping the question and answer session and choosing to dance, sway and bounce to the music for about 40 minutes .

    “Let’s not ask any more questions. Let’s just listen to music. …Who wants to hear questions, right? he said.

    The playlist that followed, according to media reports, included James Brown’s “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” Village People’s “YMCA,” Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and Luciano Pavarotti’s rendition of ” Hail Mary.” “

    More inappropriate comments from Trump as well

    In the 21st century, it is no longer rare for an American politician to utter a vulgarity during a public appearance.

    But Trump apparently has made it part of his repertoire. He has repeatedly called the criminal charges and civil suits against him “bull****.” Attendees at his rally also adopted this language, placing the f-word on flags and chanting “bull****” at events after Trump used the word.

    At the Latrobe rally, Trump again used profanity when referring to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, saying, “We can’t stand you.” You are a shitty vice president. »

    Harris and Democrats criticized Trump for his latest statements

    Vice President Harris and his campaign proxies fired back at Trump over the statements, calling them “dangerous.”

    On October 23, Harris called Trump’s comments “increasingly unhinged and unstable” during an interview with reporters. She later said she agreed with Trump’s former White House chief of staff, John Kelly, that Trump fit the label “fascist.”

    “Yes, I do. Yes, I do. And I also believe in trusting the people who know him best on this subject,” Harris said, referring to the general’s analysis of Trump retired from the Marine Corps.

    Are Trump’s statements hurting him? No, they’re helping him, polls suggest

    Public opinion as a whole has expressed its disgust with Trump’s behavior. The former president’s FiveThirtySix approval rating has consistently been plus or minus 10 points over the past year.

    But none of that stopped him from winning the Republican nomination three consecutive times and the presidency in 2016. In fact, Trump supporters and Republican voters, in general, have often said they find his style unreliable. attractive orthodox and said they showed he was a politician. figure who says what he thinks, and this seems to motivate his voters’ determination to vote at the polls.

    Trump supporters say the scrutiny of the former president’s statements and actions is evidence of what they call the overly negative obsession of his critics — a term they call “derangement syndrome.” Trump.”

    Pollster Frank Luntz said this month that Harris’ post-Democratic convention and post-debate momentum “frozen” when she began launching personal attacks against Trump.

    Antonio Fins is political and economic editor at The Palm Beach Postwhich is part of the USA TODAY Florida network. You can reach him at [email protected]. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.

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