Trump’s midterm message to his base. It’s an American Golden Age, just not for you.

A con man will look you straight in the face and tell you his con with a straight face. As President Trump jet-sets on a non-stop tour to prevent the midterm bloodbath that pundits are predicting, he isn’t just going to battleground states. His stops in very heavily red states have turned heads as his trademark chaos strategy has people wondering if he can mitigate the impending massacre.

Is he trying to encourage MAGA voters to turn out in large numbers? Is he just on an ego trip to deal with the dismal poll numbers? Is he trying to create content that shows large crowds that can be played in battleground states to portray that people still rabidly support him? Or are the numbers on the ground in heavily red states just that bad too? It might be a combination of all and we probably won’t find out until after Election Day, but Trump’s midterm message to his base has been consistent and brutally honest.

This is an American Golden Age, just not for you. This is the best it has ever been in America, but you have to pay the price. People are making money hand over fist, but you, my base, have to go through pain in order for this gravy train to be maintained. While campaigning in Arizona, Trump proclaimed that “we’re making a fortune” on oil prices. Most Americans reacted like Uncle Phil in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” when Will Smith’s character said, “we’re rich.”

But this was Trump being his most honest. He has lied about everything from elections to inflation to his golf game. But in this midterm push, he has........

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