In one of their signature bullet points, semi-official GOP messaging operation Axios on Thursday assessed that the Signal chat shitshow (now dubbed “Signalgate” within their confines) represents a moment in which “The MAGA movement’s ability to bend reality through brute force is facing its stiffest test yet, courtesy of the most explosive and widely read story of Trump’s second term.”
The bullet point was assigned “Why it matters,” a classification almost as weighty as a “Zoom in” or even “Zoom out.” The “Between the lines” bullet point was actually pretty goddamned funny and well-produced, identifying five distinct and kind of contradictory different talking point strategies in the MAGA propaganda-industrial complex, a telltale sign that it’s a problem when they can’t settle on a single line of bullshit to explain why something’s a hoax or a witch hunt or whatever.
On the list are “5D chess,” quoting bald incel Tim Pool saying “I’m going to have to go ahead and say I think they’re manipulating this journalist because he basically published their PR message for them,” and a “Deep State” setup, linking firecrotch MAGA influencer DC Draino tweeting “Very ‘interesting’ how this Signal situation was leaked right before all these Congressional hearings so that Democrats could scold Trump’s admin.” Then there’s “It’s a mistake, but it’s refreshing,” citing small-faced shitbag Charlie Kirk’s “It shows integrity, it shows symmetry, it shows consistency,” line and “Jeffrey Goldberg can’t be trusted,” citing Don Jr tweeting “I’m shocked that the perpetrator of the ‘suckers and losers’ hoax would exaggerate and lie about what was in these messages!!!”
Lastly there was “Take the L,” led by date-rapey Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy – who Axios says “represents a significant segment of Trump voters who aren’t hardcore loyalists” – calling on Mike Waltz to be fired for embarrassing allegedly soft supporters like himself. Fucking worm.
The article closes out by quoting Karoline “Blondi” Leavitt complaining the whole mess “proves that Democrats and their propagandists in the mainstream media know how to fabricate, orchestrate and disseminate a misinformation campaign quite well,” which Axios does not note is more like an admission that they’re getting beaten at their own game and are fucking pissed over it.