Leftists 'mystified,' raging after Trump win
Leftists and members of the liberal media--but I repeat myself--said they were "mystified," or expressed rage at former President Donald Trump's decisive win in the presidential election on Tuesday.
Liberal PBS News commentator Jonathan Capehart said when the win was predicted on Tuesday, “I am mystified in some ways simply because we’re talking about a twice-impeached, four-times-indicted, convicted-on-34-felony-counts former president.”
“That’s one bucket, then in another bucket, you have all the things that he’s been saying on the campaign trail that gets to the decency,” he added. “I am mystified that despite all of that, he’s gaining support relative to 2020.”
Capehart said that the rightward shift could be indicative of where we are as a country, and said, "I’m not sure that I like it.”
"What is f***ing happening?"
Capehart was, of course, far from the only news pundit to bemoan Trump's win.
"American decency was destroyed tonight," Democrat social media influencer Harry Sisson posted on X. "We used to be a nation that expected our representatives to be mature, professional, experienced leaders who made us proud. Now, we’re a nation that permits someone like Trump, who bullies and mocks, to thrive."
Some were a lot more blunt than Capehart or Sisson.
"dude is a barely coherent convicted sex predator whose only platform is wanting to do more crimes, what is f---ing happening," Writer and Director Zack Bornstein posted on X.
From Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt: "Fascism has come to America, and as predicted, it is wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
The Lincoln Project is made up of mostly fellow Republicans, mind you.
Waking up to a "nightmare"
MSNBC agreed, with anchor Joy Reid slamming voters and saying we will now have an "extremist, right-wing, fascist-type government."
Former Barack Obama staffer Van Jones wrote on X: "People woke up this morning with a big dream. They are going to wake up tomorrow in a nightmare."
And of course, Hollywood was all tirades and condescending rants as well.
For example, Christina Applegate wrote on X: “Why? Give me your reasons why????? My child is sobbing because her rights as a woman may be taken away. Why?And if you disagree , please unfollow me.”
Never mind that Trump is not any of the things they're saying about him. Thankfully, it's just a little less than half of the electorate that has apparently lost their ever-loving minds.