Friend, 

That’s it. It’s all over. It was a great few days (hours?), but now you can officially call in the dogs because the “nice Trump” era lasted about as long as the “JD was a good idea” era.

Yesterday, we heard it straight from The Donald’s mouth. He confessed that being shot at did not actually change him, he is not born again Donnie, and up until November 5th, we can expect Donald Trump to be a total and complete asshole. Or as we call it, showing his true colors.

The weird thing about this announcement? The media was acting like Trump changed for a few days. Did anybody not wearing CNN-tinted glasses actually notice a difference? In his big speech where he was supposed to call for unity and not attack his political enemies, he kinda… did the opposite? And then dragged it out for 90 minutes because he likes to hear himself talk? Seems like the same old Donnie to us.

That’s because it’s baked in. Trump is the anti-nice. He never changed, and he never will. If he wins this election, he’ll come for revenge. If he loses this election, he’ll say it was stolen. He never plays fair, so why would he try to play nice? It’s just another falsehood in his long string of unbelievable fabrications that only his MAGA cult base believes.

Despite what Convicted Felon Donald Trump says, this isn’t new information. But it is helpful. He’s tipping his hand. He basically just told the world that he’s getting scared. He’s afraid to face off against Kamala Harris. He’s afraid to debate her. He hasn’t quite figured out how to attack her in public without showing just how racist and misogynistic he really is. He hasn’t even come up with a good nickname.

The old coot is slowing down. He’s off his game. He probably even knows that he’s going to get destroyed in November if things keep heading in this direction. The setup is complete. Help us knock him down >>

-The Lincoln Project