It’s My Party and I’ll Lie if I Want To

By Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer; Mr. Stephens is an Opinion columnist.

Frank Bruni: We’re now past Labor Day and into the final, furious eight weeks until the midterm elections. President Trump is only slightly more popular than cyclospora …

Bret Stephens: A.K.A. Ozempic in a hurry.

Frank: But he decided that his greatest gift to Republicans in tight races isn’t to muffle his demented braying for a bit but to roar incoherently for two nights in a row at a first-ever midterm Republican convention. Bret, is this brilliant counterstrategy, intraparty sadism or an orgy of ego beyond anything that Nero, Louis XIV and Kim Jong-un combined could contrive?

Bret: In theory, it isn’t the worst idea: A political gimmick to rally........

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