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Forbes reports:
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn’t like the term “woke,” even though he’s relied on the the right-wing buzzword to slam the left over issues deemed “politically correct,” marking a surprising break from his Republican presidential challengers and his routine attacks against Democrats utilizing the term as he rallies his base ahead of the 2024 GOP presidential primaries.
Speaking at a campaign event outside Des Moines, Iowa, Trump said he doesn’t like the term because “half the people can’t even define it” and “don’t know what it is.” His comments mark a departure from what has been one of his go-to terms to slam Democrats and major corporations, and come just two days after he attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)—his chief GOP presidential rival—for failing to stop Disney from going “woke.
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Trump: “I don’t like the term ‘woke,” because I hear the term ‘woke woke woke’ — it’s just a term they use, half the people can’t define it, they don’t know what it is.” pic.twitter.com/uhZLRADXHa
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 1, 2023
In 2020, Trump sold an entire line of “WOKE” campaign merch https://t.co/KLpDPZgakQ pic.twitter.com/1uvD87rtg9
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 1, 2023
After someone in the crowd praises Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Trump claims, “I hate to say it — without me, you know she was not gonna win. You know that, right?” pic.twitter.com/EAXvSxqLX8
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 1, 2023
Fox News checks in on Trump’s event in Iowa right as he pushes incendiary nonsense about Ashli Babbitt’s death
“Actually people say she was trying to hold back the people who were pushing her forward,” Trump lies, even though video of the incident shows the exact opposite pic.twitter.com/nGLEUjhznw
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 1, 2023