Donald Trump’s Infamous “Very Fine People” Line Presaged His, Tucker Carlson’s, and All MAGAs’ Vile Defenses of the January 6 Insurrectionists

Many Trumpists use the confusing reporting surrounding Trump’s post-Charlottesville presser as conclusive evidence of systemic media deceit. Their lies about that day are strategic—and still relevant.

Mar 12, 2023

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“All of [Donald Trump’s businesses] fail. What he’s good at is destroying things. He’s the undisputed world champion of that….[he is] a demonic force, a destroyer….[and his presidency was] a disaster….I hate him passionately.”

— Tucker Carlson (link), after years of lionizing Trump in public

Donald Trump’s Infamous “Very Fine People” Line Presaged His, Tucker Carlson’s, and All MAGAs’ Vile Defenses of the January 6 Insurrectionists

Many Trumpists use the confusing reporting surrounding Trump’s post-Charlottesville presser as conclusive evidence of systemic media deceit. Their lies about that day are strategic—and still relevant.

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