Democratic Women Say They Could Kick Trump’s Butt. And They’re Right!

Republican men, in contrast, are more likely to say Trump could beat them up—just further proof of the MAGA reality-distortion field the president has created.

Donald Trump deliberately warps reality around himself to create the image he wants. This goes far beyond simple propaganda or spin; this level of distortion literally commands everyone, to quote George Orwell’s words about the president in 1984, to “reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was his final, most essential command.” The MAGA base has decided that the truth is whatever Trump says it is, and Republican leadership has been purged of anyone who might gainsay that.

The latest evidence of this can be found in a kind of silly but actually instructive poll by YouGov that asked people who would win in a physical fight: themselves or Donald Trump. More Democratic women than Republican men thought they could win a fight with Donald Trump.

The president is 79 years old. He struggles to walk in a straight line, much less climb stairs. He has massive edema around his ankles, which is often a sign of congestive heart failure. There are mysterious bruises on the backs of his hands constantly now. He lives on Big Macs and Diet Coke and believes exercise is bad for you. He doesn’t listen to his doctors and takes too much aspirin. He brags constantly about passing the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which is generally only given to people suspected of having dementia and features “very tough” questions like identifying a picture of a lion, a camel, and a giraffe. There have long been rumors that he is incontinent, and he may even have been caught on video audibly soiling himself.

This is the party that prided itself on containing the manliest of manly men during the 2024 election. Of rural dudes who........

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