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As 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> was impeached twice and incited a deadly insurrection as part of a plot to steal a second term in office. Since leaving Washington, he\u2019s been indicted three times (and counting<\/a>) on dozens of criminal charges, including obstruction of justice and conspiring to defraud the US. All of these things should have led to a situation in which Trump had absolutely no chance whatsoever of returning to the White House. Yet somehow, he\u2019s not only the leading candidate for the GOP nomination, he\u2019s beating his second-closest rival, Ron DeSantis<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> by dozens of points. (And beating DeSantis among people who believe he committed \u201cserious federal crimes\u201d<\/a>!) How to explain such a baffling phenomenon? Part of it probably has to do with the fact that Trump, the consummate conman, has an inexplicable hold on many of his supporters, a large number of which would probably tattoo a picture of his ass to their face* if he asked them to. Then there\u2019s DeSantis\u2019s obsession with eradicating \u201cwokeness,\u201d which polls show<\/a> Republicans are growing tired of. But also likely not helping the Florida governor\u2019s candidacy? The astonishing amount of awkwardness he displays on the campaign trail, which suggests his previous interactions with other humans have been limited.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a running list:<\/p>\n The \u201cI\u2019m not a candidate\u201d face<\/strong><\/p>\n Technically, this occurred<\/a> before DeSantis officially announced his bid for office but really and truly should be included in the canon. Watching it with the sound off somehow makes it worse.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The laugh heard \u2019round the world<\/strong><\/p>\n This happened at a car show in Iowa in May and feels like a situation in which someone working for him should have been like, \u201cThis is not what we talked about when we talked about acting natural.\u201d<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The laugh to the \u201cThis is my nightmare\u201d face<\/strong><\/p>\n Told in a room full of people that polls show he is badly trailing Trump, DeSantis shouts, \u201cNot here!\u201d and bursts out laughing. But the camera stays on him, and his face ultimately appears to show what he\u2019s actually thinking.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s your name?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m Tim.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOkay.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Retail politics!<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTwitter content<\/h4>\n
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