The Real Reason Behind ‘Crazy Uncle’ Trump’s Rise To Power

[00:00:00]The rise of Trump is concominant with the failure of Democratic candidates to understand and address Trump. There was only one that was able to do that. That was a mediocre elderly candidate during COVID who was able to beat Trump because they went with what they saw as a sane grandfather over the crazy uncle during a pandemic. But they returned to the crazy uncle. When the sane grandfather looked like he was suns setting, they picked the older sister to come in to replace the sane grandfather. They said, "We don't like the older sister. We're going to go back to the crazy uncle."

[00:00:36]Okay. So now, who are the Democrats going to put up? I'm not saying Trump is on the ballot, but his messages and the cause of populism in the country are on the ballot. And here's the irony. Trump has done nothing to help these people.

[00:00:50]Their economic plight has actually gotten worse. But they are adhering to him because he represents their anger, Joanna. So who is it on the Democratic side that can relate to those people and and can say, "Hey, you know what? You were with Trump and all is forgiven and you got to forgive us, too. Come back to us. You know, your grandparents voted for Kennedy or Johnson or great-grandparents voted for Roosevelt."

[00:01:15]But Anthony, do you not think there's been a ripple effect from Trump too that has alarmed Americans who feel like, you know what, this actually isn't our country?