We have receipts. If this writer wants to play the recording game, he’ll be embarrassed by the things he said in these interviews. https://t.co/jwSX12s94Q
— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) June 20, 2024
This is an example of totally normal political campaign messaging to voters. Every candidate’s team does this, calling a journalist who conducted at least six multi-hour interviews with their principal “full of shit” and threatening to release more audio recorded on their side in response to other audio strongly indicates that the candidate is rapidly deteriorating mentally. Lots of campaign communications professionals put “pro wrestling historian” in their social media profiles too.
Really it’s just regular, every day stuff in American politics. This is how you appeal to voters outside your base and maintain loyalty among those already in it. It’s a well-worn playbook and we could probably keep going with these platitudes for a while but the point’s already been made.