HeyJaredBen Jacobs
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 8
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 24, 2026
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Trump Used to Be Good at Attacking the Press. Things Have Changed. (opens the original)
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Donald Trump’s war on the press usually comes from a place of strength. After all, not only has Trump traditionally been a ratings magnet, but he’s also the president of the United States. That’s a position that tends to give you pretty good leverage. In his second term, he has consistently picked when he has had the advantage. In his legally dubious lawsuits against CBS o
Can Trump Buy Back Americans’ Love at $5,000 a Piece? Guess We’ll Find Out. (opens the original)
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The first Republican midterm convention had all the simulacra of a real political convention. There were seats assigned by state and indicated by tall signs on poles, there was a host of precisely timed and deeply forgettable speeches by elected officials, and, of course, there was a keynote speaker. But those were all window dressing to hide what it really was: just anoth
Trump for a Decade Had One Superhuman Ability. Now, It Seems He’s Losing It. (opens the original)
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the skyhook. Michael Jordan had the fadeaway. Donald Trump has … “the distraction”—at least, he used to. Throughout his political career, Trump’s signature skill has been to drive the conversation where he wants it to go. He declares victory when things have not been won. He ducks attribution with the rhetorical tic “Many people are saying,” frequen
Donald Trump Can Still Win You a Certain Type of Election (opens the original)
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Friday, Donald Trump made a rare appearance at a political rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on behalf of Darline Graham, telling voters to pretend he was on the ballot when they voted. On Tuesday, they listened. Graham entered politics just six weeks ago, when she was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by the sudden death of her brother, Lindsey Graham. At
Trump Endorsed Her. Then She Made an Epic Debate Gaffe. Her Conversation With Us Didn’t Go Much Better. (opens the original)
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina—Modern political debates are often an elaborate subgenre of theater. Candidates have lines to deliver and go out of their way to do so, regardless of what question is asked or what their opponent says. Meanwhile, only the most civically engaged or politically deranged voters watch, as the debates are less arguments than opportunities for b-roll
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