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@JamesTate121 Duh. Some of us knew this in 2016.

I cannot unsee this. I've been watching Trump answer questions for years. The confidence. The certainty. The way he shuts down a room. I genuinely thought he was one of the sharpest communicators alive. Then one day I caught myself finishing his sentence before he said it. Not guessing. Knowing. Word for word. Before he said it. So I pulled the transcripts. Press conferences. Interviews. Sprays. Egg prices. Greenland. January 6th. Military strikes. Different years. Different reporters. Completely different topics. Same thing every time. Every single time Trump is asked a question — any question — he runs the exact same 7 steps. In the exact same order. Without exception. This is not personality. This is not confidence. This is not charisma. This is a deliberate repeatable formula. And I can prove it. His actual words. Public record. Verify every single one yourself. 📷 STEP 1 — KILL THE QUESTION (First thing every time — make the question itself the problem.) 📷 "That's a stupid question." / "Fake news." 📷 STEP 2 — KILL WHO ASKED IT (Destroy the source so the question has nowhere to stand.) 📷 "Your ratings are terrible. Nobody watches your network." 📷 STEP 3 — INSERT HIMSELF (Every topic. Every time. Without fail. It always lands here.) 📷 "Nobody has ever done what I've done." 📷 STEP 4 — SCALE IT TO THE BIGGEST CLAIM POSSIBLE (Not good. Not great. The greatest. Ever. In history. Every single time.) 📷 "More than any administration — by far." / "Nobody has ever had crowds like I've had — in history, for any country." 📷 STEP 5 — UNNAMED PEOPLE AGREE (Faceless. Countless. Unverifiable. Always there.) 📷 "Smart people are saying it. Great people. A lot of people." 📷 STEP 6 — VAGUE THREAT (Something bad will happen. Never specified. Always implied.) 📷 "All hell will break out." / "They know it. Believe me." 📷 STEP 7 — LOOP BACK TO HIMSELF (Different words. Same destination. Formula complete.) 📷 "It's been an amazing period of time. Page after page of accomplishments." The question was never answered. The formula just ran. Go back and watch any clip. Any year. Any topic. Any reporter. Count the steps. I'll wait. This is the part nobody wants to sit with: Real conviction engages with the actual question. It sometimes stumbles. Sometimes says I don't know. It changes shape based on what's in front of it. A formula runs the same 7 steps whether the topic is war or egg prices. Which means the response was never built for the question. It was built for you. To feel powerful. To feel certain. To stop you from noticing that nothing was actually answered. And it worked. For years it worked. Pull any transcript. Public record. Count the steps yourself. This isn't about politics. This is about what you were never supposed to notice. I've found the same deliberate pattern running in another major figure in this administration. Different slots. Same principle. Same effect. Next post I break it down. Follow or miss it. VIA~~ Jamie Hoo

@ClayTravis Dude. You back Trump. You’re useless. Just stop.

CBS whiffed on hole 18 at the Masters, but we get way too many crowd reaction shots in sports now. You should never miss any part of a live sports event. And stop with the wacky video game angles too! The game is the star, don’t miss it!

@GolfDigest @AlexMyers3 We can debate but in ten years it’ll be over.

Is the debate over? 👀 (via @AlexMyers3)

@ProGolfCritic @TheMasters @TheMasters_ES LIV is dead. It won’t be here past 2030

The results from @TheMasters this year proved a few things: 1️⃣ It’s never been more apparent that the results in regular Tour events have little to no correlation on major performance. 54/72 holes doesn’t matter. Tour doesn’t matter. Rory only played 1 event a month ago (only 3 PGAT events this season), spent most of his time prepping for Augusta & won. 🌹 same. Hatton hasn’t played great this year & nearly won. The players that won events since The Players (Matt Fitz, Rahm, Woodland, Bryson, Spaun) all either MC’d or had middling performances. Might be the most overrated thing in pro golf. Note for next time. 2️⃣ Full credit to Augusta National for recognizing #LIVGolf at the Green Jacket ceremony. That was big. I think we’re slowly getting to where golf needs to be. We’re not there yet, obviously, but I know LIV had strong executive representation at the Masters, they continue to have the right conversations, Augusta does nothing by accident, and this a big stake in the ground for golf. Make no mistake about it. Sorry haters, one of these days you’ll stop driving yourselves mad & drop the “LIV is dead” propaganda & nonsense. You look like 🤡 & fools. But maybe you’re used to it by now, who knows?😂. Excited to watch the future of pro golf evolve over the next few years. 🍿 3️⃣ It’s understated how much Phil Mickelson was missed. Not only by the fans, but the players he’s close to as well. Phil is the glue that holds everything together for the @livgolf_league contingent. Particularly for Rahm & Bryson. Vibes matter & his missing energy & general absence were felt no doubt, and I think the results reflected. Ryder Cup take note: the best leader in 🇺🇸 golf is right under your 👃🏽 & you know what needs to be done, IDC what he says! 😂👍🏽 #TheMasters

@Top100Rick People hate him because he’s the anti-LIV head of the PGA Tour. MAGA has adopted LIV and X(twitter) is mostly MAGA buffoons.

I have to ask…why is Rory hated so much now by some? I’ve had literally 100+ replies espousing hate on Rory. Before his Masters win he was beloved. Yes he has said some dumb things, but anyone as open as he is would. He speaks candidly all the time.

@JonnyRoot_ Every player could’ve done this

Maybe getting the opportunity to play Augusta National unlimited times the month leading into The Masters, while skipping three straight tournaments, gave Rory McIlroy an unfair advantage over the other competitors… Just maybe. Congrats, or whatever.

@RingerAZ @GratefulKeg Fantastic reply!

@GratefulKeg 🤣🤣🤣 finish that GED and fuck off.. it’s a beautiful day! Hungarians kicks Orbán to the curb, white Christian nationalist Vance continues his losing streak and Rory, the antithesis of all things MAGA and Saudis wins

Obviously gotta put an asterisk next to Rory’s back to back. None of the others guys who have done it skipped 3 tour events and abandoned their wife and child to go play Augusta 7 days a week. Games gone.

@JonnyRoot_ He didn’t “blow” the lead. Guys behind played lights out. Do you know anything about golf?

This statement from Rory McIlroy after blowing a historic 6-shot lead, comes across as wildly arrogant & has a mentality of “one Masters championship is enough for me” Tiger Woods would never answer a question like this.

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@onecrazytj @wingoz @TheMasters Ridiculous. I’m sure the people that were there live in person loved seeing the guest caddies.

@crispywike55 @wingoz @TheMasters People are complaining about guest caddies even though there have been guest caddies in previous years at the par 3 tournament. Panties in a wad over nothing.

.@TheMasters has always been defined by one thing above everything else: tradition. ESPN is missing the point. Full video: youtu.be/AobGvW7h3OA

@LeBatardShow @__ChrisCote @TheGregCoteShow @MichaelRyanRuiz @ZaslowShow Jesus Christ. It’s the par 3 tourney. Get a life. It’s just for fun.

Did ESPN ruin the Masters?

@wingoz @TheMasters Haha. LIV sucks

I’m not saying LIV golf is having a bad Thursday at @TheMasters but 66 year old Fred Couples.. trying to make his 32nd cut at Augusta.. is beating every single player they have in the tournament

@847Raybees @mattbegreatyt Yeah, a lot of people who’ve struggled in life. We’ve had mental issues. People that don’t fucking judge. Walk a mile and another man’s shoes.

@crispywike55 @mattbegreatyt Have you ever heard anyone who defended him, besides you?

Since the Masters has started it has me thinking… Is Tiger Woods the biggest “What if” of all time? Crazy to say because He is one of the greats, but I’m being serious. Imagine how many majors He could have won if he stayed out of trouble and stayed healthy. Thoughts?

@847Raybees @mattbegreatyt Calling Tiger a dick and celebrating Phil is a dumb take. Phil’s a jackass sellout

@mattbegreatyt What if? What if he didnt request to do Navy SEAL training and focus on golf. What if he didnt rip Phil for being out of shape when Phil had an auto immune disease? Now Phil is healthier and better than Tiger. Tiger is a dick, always has been.

@mattbegreatyt Easily clears 22 majors

@NFL_DovKleiman Marino ahead of Rodger’s. Dan changed the game. First gunslinger.

The Mount Rushmore of all-time quarterbacks. What do y’all think? 🤔 - Tom Brady - Peyton Manning - Joe Montana - Aaron Rodgers

@TourSwingsTommy Anyone from LIV.

All I ever see is “who do you want to see win the Masters this year?” “Who you got winning?” Boring. Tell me who you would really hate to see wear the green jacket on Sunday.

@ClayTravis So what was the purpose of attacking them in the first place?

Trump and Iran agree to a two week ceasefire subject to the Strait of Hormuz being immediately opened. The price of oil and gas is plummeting. Yet again all the people losing their minds on Twitter today saying nuclear war was going to happen look like complete morons.