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For the most part don't even interact with him, but for the two occasions that I interact with him in the past couple of days, I get singled out for not following some sort of unwritten forum rule about not interacting with him. It's really aggravating to say the least.

Taylor Sheridan isn't even sticking around for the long haul lol https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-defies-maga-coded-boss-david-ellison-with-new-deal/

Case in point:

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No

Was speaking more on how he squandered his advantage on the economy (something he always had until Liberation Day), although the slide into authoritarianism hasn't helped either

Just from a pure politics perspective, still think the self-inflicted harm from tariffs is a big driver of where he finds himself, regardless of what the overall inflation rate says. It's literally been all downhill since Liberation Day

So why do you think the American public has a negative impression of the President on the issue of inflation and the economy?

Yep. When the President continually defiles the office (and the norms of the office), don't be surprised when people don't just give automatically give deference. And for the record, I understand what Jack Hughes was saying when he said (paraphrasing) that things have gotten so political. I don't like it either. But the current President bears a lot of responsibility for that politicization of society at large, as much some (MAGA, some center left, mainstream media) want to ignore that reality

This is fair, although when you consider that team invited the FBI Director into the locker room after they won and that five of their teammates (mostly from Minnesota) chose not to go to the White House, suspect they know more than you are crediting. Either way, best case scenario is the people managing the team didn't protect these guys well enough surrounding their win IMO. Just none of the reaction to being seen embracing a President who politicizes everything (and who is deeply unpopular) is all that surprising from a PR perspective

I don't think or care about their politics. Imagine most fans are like this. But when they go out and do stupid **** that draws attention to their politics, why wouldn't one expect people in the broader public to cast judgment on them? It's no different than when Matt Shaw decided to go skip out on his teammates to attend Charlie Kirk's funeral. I'm guessing many Cubs fans had no clue one way or another about his politics, or if they did, didn't care that much about it. But he made a choice in that moment to draw attention toward his politics and it altered some fans' perception of him as a person. Fair or unfair Just don't find that outcome as being particularly surprising... When athletes get political, the broader public is inevitably going to hold opinions (good or bad)

I usually turn on my TV or pull up whatever app a game I want to watch happens to be on, and then I watch. Usually MLB, a little bit of NFL and NCAA Hoops. Less time with two kids tho

He's also, in his infinite wisdom, continued to wrap himself in a wildly unpopular policy (ie. tariffs) that Americans associate with higher prices on goods. And he continues to double, triple, quadruple down on it... even as SCOTUS seemingly gave him an off-ramp to readjust. He bears a lot of responsibility for how people view his Presidency, even if the reality of inflation and the economy comes with some nuance that isn't necessarily reflected in public opinion. That's just the job

Again, I think there's a difference between simply holding those views and going about your business and, well, whatever the US Men's Hockey team decided to do after their win. In that context, it's not at all surprising people have opinions and are making judgments for better or worse. I don't think it's simply because of the views, but how they have decided to comport themselves.

This is obviously correct just on the level of basic humanity. But again, just on the pure politics, as to the bolded, there is both quantitative and qualitative evidence that the American public doesn't feel "served" by this administration right now. They're like Thelma and Louise driving the convertible off the cliff Suspect that literally nothing about last night changed that. Including whatever little "moment" Holic is going on about from last night.

Is he really representing the majority of Americans in his capacity as President? There has been qualitative and quantitative evidence that his administration's actions, including their murder of two citizens in Minneapolis, have tanked their credibility on this issue. That doesn't even address other issues such as inflation and the economy, where he spent a bunch of time last night telling the American people that everything is great despite all evidence that the American people don't believe it. Or do you just reject that evidence altogether?

I don't know that fans are under any illusions that a lot of professional athletes are MAGA, particularly in baseball and hockey. But there is a difference between simply harboring those views but otherwise going about your work and putting it in people's faces in a high profile way. The US Men's hockey team made a choice by showing up there at the White House and at the Capitol to be used as props for a failing and unpopular President. Particularly after he insulted the women's team. And with that choice, people are going to make judgments on them for better or worse. None of this is particularly surprising

I felt bad for the podium last night... Imagine having that guy holding on to you for dear life for close to two hours...

Optimistic? Hahaha, that's incredible Don't believe your lying eyes folks, Katie Pavlich (who?) says it was "optimistic"

Maybe it's because I don't consume as much news media as I used to / use social media less, but people overrate how important these speeches are and how many people actually watch Further, Donald Trump is the most known figure in politics today and is polarizing beyond belief. Everyone has an opinion on him. The downside to that is that he has a hard floor politically, but the flip side is that his ability to sell those who disapprove of him (which is what he needs to do to help his party) is near impossible at this point.

No, although normies got to see him looking like he drank from the wrong chalice lol

Damn right....

This is correct. And for just about any other politician, sharing something like that would be a career-ender. But for whatever reason, too many people can't call it for what it is when Donald Trump is involved. It's deranged.

Most likely yeah. Think we know what they are *trying* to accomplish here, but have seem really little evidence that what they are trying to accomplish is actually what's going to happen. It's just going to piss people off more in all likelihood (which is a byproduct of how unpopular they've become)

Yeah, the video opens the door to the possibility of premeditation. That makes it way worse...