Sunday, May 9, 2021

GET ME REWRITE: Trump's America Revival Drool Fest makes its first appearance, appropriately, at The Villages in Florida

 


In a ballroom in central Florida, two embattled Republicans, Reps. Matt Gaetz and Greene, were on a mission to recreate the magic of the Trump era. The elderly crowd in The Villages, a sprawling senior community nestled among billboards for orange juice and baby alligators, came dressed in five years worth of MAGA gear, from well-worn red “Trump 2016” hats to “The 2020 Election Was Rigged” t-shirts. The kickoff of Gaetz and Greene’s “America First” revival tour meticulously followed Trump’s rally playbook, as the largely unmasked retirees—many of whom told TIME it was their first big event since getting the coronavirus vaccine—energetically danced to “We are the Champions,” shouted “Lock her up!” and heckled the media in the back.
It was a sea of old white people.


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