Donald Trump Is Not Ready for This Fight

The meltdown

Shankar Narayan
5 min readAug 1, 2024

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What is the deal with the mainstream media? The way they covered Donald Trump’s meltdown on stage at the Black journalists’ conference is a story unto itself.

NYTimes: Trump Remarks on Harris Evoke a Haunting and Unsettling History

The Washington Post: Trump’s comments on Harris’s race moves contest into new phase

Politico: Hostile Trump takes the stage at Black journalists’ conference

Imagine if it were Biden who had the meltdown instead of Trump. Would the headlines be the same? Anyways, I don’t understand their logic anymore.

Considering the MAGA record with racial divisions, any outreach to Black voters is not something that lies in their arc. I was indeed surprised that the Trump campaign thought it would be a good idea to send Donald Trump to be interviewed by Black journalists in a room full of Black people. The gems kept falling and falling and falling. He told the audience that illegal immigrants are coming to take Black jobs. I was like, wait, what?

Listen to Donald Trump’s back and forth with journalist Rachel Scott:

Rachel Scott: “A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today. You have pushed false claims about some of your rivals, from…

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Shankar Narayan

He didn't care what he had or what he had left, he cared only about what he must do.