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He is blue maga, right down to his parasocial relationship with the TV man. I remember how they complained about Trump watching Fox News all day long. Now they spin it in a positive light for their guy.
And there were all those fears about how Fox News was wielding a dangerous amount of influence over policy by manipulating Trump's opinions. Yet not a peep about how Biden's views are being shaped by MSNBC.
I can imagine the stuff Biden is hearing. Joe talking to natsec guy...
"How hard should we hit Iran?"
"At this juncture I think a strike in Iran itself leads to unpredictable and unfavorable outcomes."
"But we gotta hit Iran - right? Maybe we gotta wait a while but eventually. Goodness gracious - American prestige in the region is at stake!"
They go to commercial and Biden says to himself "American prestige in the region is at stake. That's true. That's true!" Later that day before he boards his helicopter as the spinning rotors hum - he yells over the noise "American prestige in the region is at stake..."