The anatomy of a Trump smear

Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy was born of a false conspiracy theory, and he's only embraced more since he took office. Chris Cillizza walks us through a step-by-step guide to a Trump conspiracy theory news cycle.

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42 comments

    1. @Pirates Fate I don’t care about myself ,I will have done well in my life .The future generations will suffer.

    2. Gaslightening <--- Cohn learns from the SS like Sean Spice <-- are awaiting the 2nd Coming and Convert into a Gentile to go to HEAVEN at the end of Times. CRZY Mudersuckers.

    1. Wow out of everything that was said about lies and traitorous acts. All you came away with was Trump not saying “Jock”. You Libtards are DUMB

  1. “It was a perfect call, I’m a very stable genius”
    That totally sounds like something a complete mor9n would say imagine if Obama had made such a stupid statement, the GOP would have screamed for his impeachment.

    1. Imagine the pain republicans feel having to restrain themselves from breaking out in pure laughter. 😖

      On some level they envy our ability to be and respond authentically. Lol

    2. Democrats and liberals are very concrete thinkers and do not appreciate a little tongue-in-cheek humor.

    3. *he starts his video off by pretending to text someone. now you know the guy is a liar! you see? he wants to *pretend* to be just like you! well, i bet you wouldn’t start your video off that way. just saying. *they play you fools.* because you are fools!

    1. and trump colluded with russia
      and kavanaugh is a rapist
      and jussie smollet
      and the covington kid
      but theyll only talk about one side. half truths aint the truth

  2. Trump’s latest remark is the true definition of doubling down.

    Now he has formally asked China and Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son, happily inviting foreign interference in US affairs.

    The US constitutional democracy is falling apart.

    1. Alistair Razi I Truly hope that’s the case but at this point in America it seems that the idea of a democracy is crumbling.

  3. Mr. Fredo’s show is #23 in all of cable news, and that’s only because they pipe it into airports so people are forced to watch it.

    1. @Vishnu Raveendran NO ” facts ” are ever broadcast by this leftist propaganda tool of the Democrats and other leftist.

  4. In today’s age what you call smear I call truth, just like a good journalist I learn the truth. I’m still on Barry Sotors birth certificate???

  5. I’m a democrat and I think Biden should be investigated.
    Those were our hard earned tax dollars he and his son were laundering through the Ukraine.

  6. Name someone other than Hunter Biden who got kicked out of the military for smoking crack, then landed a $1.5 billion dollar deal with a Ukrainian energy company. Good luck.

  7. “Everyone I disagree with is Hitler and if you ask me why I think Trump’s a liar I’ll just roll my eyes and completely not answer the question.” -Everyone on the left

  8. Funny , for some reason you’re not laughing in this video neither it sounds credible, ooops… someone feels unsecure

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