Posted on 08/24/2018 1:51:10 PM PDT by Hojczyk
By the time he ran for president, voters had baked his colourful past into their calculus. Trump never pretended to be something he wasn’t, deftly avoiding the hypocrisy trap.
That raw authenticity served him well. Voters knew they weren’t electing a saint. They were knowingly choosing a unapologetic rogue whom they believed would smash the corrupt status quo and make the country more secure and prosperous and their lives better. This is why the pre-election release of the Access Hollywood tape, in which he was shown using degrading language about women, didn’t hurt his candidacy. In an era of hyper-speed media coverage, grotesque leftwing media activism and a saturated celebrity culture, late October surprises don’t carry the same punch they once did — and certainly not when levelled against a Teflon character like Trump.
For this, he can thank Bill Clinton, another dashing rake, who convinced the public to overlook his character and behaviour in favor of his vision for the country — and then to shrug off the inevitable scandals. When Clinton, his wife, the Democrats, the left and the media set that precedent 20 years ago, they never expected Donald Trump to be its beneficiary. Ah, delicious irony.
The public feels, by and large, a protective instinct for their president. Of course, what makes Trump’s survival even more miraculous is that he does not enjoy the protection of the press, a critical part of Clinton’s survival. Indeed, much of the media decided long ago to join forces with Trump’s sundry other enemies to try to drive him from office.
Why? Because Trump represents an existential threat to the elite ruling class, also known as the swamp. Trump proved to be a potent crusher of political correctness and polite society who promised to upend their cosy hierarchy.
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Why does he survive?
Because everybody knows that the scum going after him is a million times worse than he is!!!
Maybe because he is doing his job as President by improving the economy and reducing the size of government?
Trump is the soul of America in Human form.
He is the physical representation of the American Revolution. In your face, a born fighter, who cuts across all groups regardless of class or race.
Trump is America and We The People are the limbs who support him
Teflon cannot survive a thousand axe hits.
Trump survives because we didn’t elect a politician to be President. We elected a TV character to be a disruptive force in a government filled with @ssholes.
Wanna bet? This Teflon is backed up by 60 million highly motivated and highly engaged patriots.
Because he is authentic.
The ‘Teflon Don’ originally was meant to refer to John Gotti, The Boss of Bosses, who led La Famiglia Gambino.
DJT has some things in common with Gotti (both demanded respect, and both were legendary leaders to their followers) but the one thing they shared that overruled their weaknesses, and their foibles, was their ability to connect with the common man. (IMO)
the one factor that Monica left out of her essay is that the leftist fake stream enemedia is kaput ... the leftist fake stream enemedia has finally reaped what’s it been sowing for the last three years: namely complete lost of all credibility; no one who’s truly paying attention listens to them anymore ... you can cry wolf falsely only so many times until no one believes you anymore ... that time has finally arrived for the leftist fake stream enemedia: they’ve cried wolf hundreds of times every day for over three years now and every speck of their credibility is gone forever and can never be recovered ... ever ...
He survives because he has true courage and will not be run off by the daily false accusations heaped upon him.
He also has the prayers, love and support of 63 million plus voters.
in which he was shown using degrading language about women, ...””
Nope. He made an observation about gold diggers who come to play. I’ve made the same observation myself.
Bravissimo.
Because everybody knows that the scum going after him is a million times worse than he is!!!
Pictures and sounds from Donald Trump are refreshing compared to the pictures and sounds from the news channels.
“Teflon cannot survive a thousand axe hits.”
No, but titanium can.
President Donald Trump, the Titanium President.
Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!
Trump survives because of us. We, his tens of millions of staunch supporters that voted for him and keep supporting him, are his shield.
Because he is a genius and he is innocent of all criminal activity,
And that's what galls the evil Democrats/Leftists to the point of madness.
Obama was the Flubber President.
Things didn’t just slide off him, they bounced off and accelerated in the opposite direction.
Imagine of POTUS Trump was caught on Live Video telling the Russians he would be more “flexible” after the Election in reducing our Missile Defense capability in Eastern Europe.
Trump survives because,He Tells It Like It Is!
Just like we do but now we have a President that
Doesn’t Quit! He Fights for Us! Americans First!
MAGA!
He needs a posse loyal to him, to many enemies in and around his circle
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