By most objective standards, life in America is pretty good right now. The unemployment rate is low, the markets are doing well, and inflation is under control. We are funding wars in Gaza and Ukraine, but not fighting them ourselves. Sure, we have issues, but nothing beyond the realm of normal political discussion. The system can address them in the normal course of business, and things will be even better.
Not according to Trump and the GOP, however. They believe we are one step away from the apocalypse. World War III is just around the corner. We are already in a recession, and the inflation rate is comparable to that of Germany in 1923. Trans and woke people are destroying our schools and corrupting our kids. Illegal immigrants are running wild across the country, committing violent crimes and sucking up what little housing is available. Only a strongman can save us from the chaos.
What Trump is really saying is that you should trust him rather than the plain evidence in front of your face. That, my friends, is “weird.”