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[โ€“] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Trump has pretended that his arrest and mugshot increased his support from black electors (implying that it made them relate to him from sharing an experience far too common for them) so it wouldn't be surprising he would do the same because he got shot (again, considering statistics)

[โ€“] barsquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I was pretty certain this would be what the article was about, wondering if a racist might respond to events with racism. Headline just went way too hard on exploiting rage for clicks.