WaPo’s Parker: We Found a ‘Striking and Deliberate Machismo and Bro Culture’ in the Trump Campaign

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PARKER: “So, my colleagues and I did a piece looking at sort of the culture inside the Trump campaign, which translates to what they say and how they act publicly. As you know covering politics, the tone is often set from the top, so that's with former President Trump. And what we found was a striking and deliberate machismo and bro culture that goes from the language the aides use to describe people. Our lead scene is they're talking about how to handle stories they don't like from reporters. A top guy on the campaign says, 'Well, we’ll just beat them into retardation,' which is just not language that is acceptable by just about anyone. This is also how the statements they release, the names they call President Biden, Vice President Harris, who they choose to highlight, and obviously there are concerns from their own allies, from Nikki Haley, about how they talk to women, how they talk about women, about the tone.”