Senator Chuck Schumer’s anger was not subtle, measured, or restrained. It erupted into the public sphere with an intensity that was impossible to ignore. Within minutes of Donald Trump announcing that Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro had been captured, the Senate’s top Democrat appeared visibly shaken, issuing a stark warning that “everybody is totally, totally, totally troubled and worried.” The repetition itself betrayed the moment. To Trump’s supporters, this was not a thoughtful expression of concern—it was panic. And in their eyes, that panic said far more than any carefully written press release ever could. For many on the political right,...
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