When pressed on why President Donald Trump uses tropes and memes to try to humiliate people, as he did recently with Hakeem Jeffries, his cronies respond that "it's just a joke." But a clever news analyst asked one, with a straight face, "Can you explain what is funny about it?' He stumbled a bit.

Republicans have tried to excuse the president's ignorant behavior by scapegoating for too long. One response was that Jeffries should not respond and focus on the tasks at hand. It seems he's been the only one who has been doing exactly that all along. Congress should be telling Mr. President to focus.

I was reminded of the "Shut up and dribble" remark in 2018 on Fox, targeting LeBron James. These insults are objectifying tropes and are racist. So to minimize the intent is just more race-b

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