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Mark Steyn: Trump Is Playing Trump Better than Alec Baldwin Plays Him, Trump’s Playing the Subtext
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Fox News Channel (FNC)

Name: Fox News Channel (FNC)
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Tucker Carlson Tonight

Name: Tucker Carlson Tonight
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Tucker Carlson
, Mark Steyn

Name: Tucker Carlson
Employment: Fox News; Daily Caller
Position: Co-host; Editor-in-chief

Name: Mark Steyn
Employment: Self-employed
Position: Writer, political commentator
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Washington, D.C.

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05/10/2018 09:12 pm
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> Tucker President Trump speaking ░░░░░░░░ a rally in Elkhart ░░░░░░░░ Went for a little ░░░░░░░░ an hour Mark steyn ░░░░░░░░ the whole things Joins ░░░░░░░░ with reaction What did ░░░░░░░░ think mark I think ░░░░░░░░ was pretty darn good ░░░░░░░░ president has essentially invented ░░░░░░░░ kind of new form ░░░░░░░░ the way F D ░░░░░░░░ Did with his fireside ░░░░░░░░ on the radio and ░░░░░░░░ works for him This ░░░░░░░░ how I first saw ░░░░░░░░ on stage basically riffing ░░░░░░░░ the day s news ░░░░░░░░ s got a little ░░░░░░░░ telepromptered since then but ░░░░░░░░ s gone back to ░░░░░░░░ he did in his ░░░░░░░░ days Just he s ░░░░░░░░ in the job He ░░░░░░░░ comfortable with himself He ░░░░░░░░ doing all Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ conservatives a service and ░░░░░░░░ is something that Marco ░░░░░░░░ Jeb and John Kasich ░░░░░░░░ all the rest can ░░░░░░░░ from him He s ░░░░░░░░ being boxed in by ░░░░░░░░ media corsets of discourse ░░░░░░░░ s basically found a ░░░░░░░░ to get out what ░░░░░░░░ wants to get out ░░░░░░░░ it works for him ░░░░░░░░ well By the way ░░░░░░░░ stuff about the London ░░░░░░░░ was a classic I ░░░░░░░░ t believe that was ░░░░░░░░ the prompter and it ░░░░░░░░ a classic riff I ░░░░░░░░ t to make sure ░░░░░░░░ get the words right ░░░░░░░░ described the U S ░░░░░░░░ as the best location ░░░░░░░░ the whole portfolio I ░░░░░░░░ the way he talks ░░░░░░░░ United States embassies as ░░░░░░░░ portfolio like Trump Tower ░░░░░░░░ Trump resort and all ░░░░░░░░ rest of it Tucker ░░░░░░░░ State Department doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that officially I get ░░░░░░░░ sense watching him speak ░░░░░░░░ talking to him and ░░░░░░░░ people that work for ░░░░░░░░ he gets a lot ░░░░░░░░ of these because it ░░░░░░░░ him gauge the interest ░░░░░░░░ in certain policies Yes ░░░░░░░░ biggest applause is always ░░░░░░░░ the wall If you ░░░░░░░░ the last time he ░░░░░░░░ one of these a ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago he started ░░░░░░░░ go on I think ░░░░░░░░ was about h1b or ░░░░░░░░ Visas and the crowd ░░░░░░░░ t so enthused about ░░░░░░░░ I noticed those lines ░░░░░░░░ gone missing You know ░░░░░░░░ is really what the ░░░░░░░░ in particular don t ░░░░░░░░ about President Trump They ░░░░░░░░ very hung up on ░░░░░░░░ He s actually playing ░░░░░░░░ a sense he s ░░░░░░░░ a stage character So ░░░░░░░░ they get annoyed about ░░░░░░░░ for example he said ░░░░░░░░ oh Mike Pence he ░░░░░░░░ doing an unbelievable job ░░░░░░░░ reminded me about what ░░░░░░░░ Schumer got mad at ░░░░░░░░ for saying about Kim ░░░░░░░░ UN I can imagine ░░░░░░░░ Singapore and Trump putting ░░░░░░░░ arm around him and ░░░░░░░░ rocketman you look fabulous ░░░░░░░░ re looking like macron ░░░░░░░░ s terrific What they ░░░░░░░░ t understand is you ░░░░░░░░ the media are bone ░░░░░░░░ literally about this He ░░░░░░░░ like a great actor ░░░░░░░░ a great singer He ░░░░░░░░ playing the subtext not ░░░░░░░░ merely the dialogue on ░░░░░░░░ surface You think these ░░░░░░░░ celebrity critics would figure ░░░░░░░░ out Why is Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ impersonation of Trump a ░░░░░░░░ Because Trump is playing ░░░░░░░░ better than the brilliant ░░░░░░░░ plays him He s ░░░░░░░░ the subtext That s ░░░░░░░░ to go all actor ░░░░░░░░ on you Tucker Tucker ░░░░░░░░ like it That s ░░░░░░░░ Alec bald when does ░░░░░░░░ he does his hilarious ░░░░░░░░ Bennett impression Playing the ░░░░░░░░ But he can t ░░░░░░░░ beyond the surface lingo ░░░░░░░░ he does Trump Trump ░░░░░░░░ a genius like this ░░░░░░░░ s what these crowds ░░░░░░░░ Even when the words ░░░░░░░░ to be saying something ░░░░░░░░ they get what he ░░░░░░░░ really saying This is ░░░░░░░░ that you know if ░░░░░░░░ was political staff college ░░░░░░░░ d be teaching these ░░░░░░░░ in 20 or 50 ░░░░░░░░ Tucker I think maybe ░░░░░░░░ he s saying most ░░░░░░░░ all is I care ░░░░░░░░ you and I m ░░░░░░░░ in what you have ░░░░░░░░ say The people want ░░░░░░░░ hear that more than ░░░░░░░░ What is interesting to ░░░░░░░░ when you leave the ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ people are laughing and ░░░░░░░░ along with the slogans ░░░░░░░░ you also see people ░░░░░░░░ tears welling up in ░░░░░░░░ eyes because it s ░░░░░░░░ unlike the synthetic consultant ░░░░░░░░ poll tested phony baloney ░░░░░░░░ presidential campaigning Tucker Interesting ░░░░░░░░ steyn great to see ░░░░░░░░ Thanks, Tucker.
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