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The MAGA Guide to Deflection: When in Doubt, Blame Beyoncé

It's more important to Trump and the GOP to lie about Black public figures than it is to protect Epstein’s victims.

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Kristoffer Ealy
Aug 07, 2025
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Donald Trump is many things — indicted, delusional, sweaty — but subtle has never been one of them. So when he took to Truth Social and called for the prosecution of Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Kamala Harris, and Al Sharpton over “totally illegal” 2024 campaign endorsements, the stench of desperation wasn’t just obvious — it was basically its own weather sy…

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Political science prof & political psych nerd. Writes about groupthink, power, & American nonsense. Sometimes funny on purpose. 📬 professorealy.substack.com 🐦 kmezdoesit.bsky.social
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