Opinion by Charles Lane: At long last, Trump gives his concession speech
At no time, however, did he repeat his false claim of massive cheating in 2020, nor did Trump say Biden holds office illegitimately; by repeatedly criticizing the current president’s record, he backhandedly implied the opposite. He even indirectly acknowledged the reality of the 2022 results by boasting that “by 2024,” when he intends to head the ticket,In short, by Trump standards, this was a concession speech. The concession was to reality — the reality that voters on Nov.
Of course, these concessions were as grudging as they were implicit and, possibly, just a momentary prelude to some new offensive; Trump could revert to the stolen election lie or elaborate on the still-vague China hint he dropped on Tuesday. What stands out, though, is that Trump was forced to back off, if only for a night. Trump’s modified posture fits the definition of hypocrisy — the compliment that vice pays to virtue. Though arrogating to himself the right to modulate election denial on Tuesday, Trump had previously demanded adherence to it from many Republican candidates as a condition of his endorsement; now, they’re chumps as well as losers.
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