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There's been some reporting that even die hard Trump supporters don't believe a lot of what he says. This gives them the ability to pick and choose what they believe and allowed him to appeal to a larger group.
How someone would vote for someone they know is lying is beyond my comprehension, but here we are.
It is insane and they are insane.
Because Trump won the vote, you believe that half the population understands and supports his every action. That doesn't follow. His shit still stinks. Pretty sure The Right now have to say how sweet it smells.
A large portion of the base, is aghast at his actions, until someone on the news comes up with the defensive talking points.
THIS is sanewashing.
People dont have to be insane to do this, they just have to listen to their trusted news sources.
I don't think half the population drafted this policy, so I could easily think the specific construction of the policy is insane without believing half the country is.