Phantasmagorical

Night one of the Trump Party National Convention was a phantasmagorical nightmare of barking demagogy and disinformation.

The terrifying and surreal segment featuring the McCloskey couple from St. Louis was a textbook example of white supremacy. The warning? People of color are going to invade the suburbs. They pointed their guns at peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators and somehow think they are the victims?
The McCloskeys were introduced by a disingenuous film showing looting, arson and a broken gate. They referred to the protesters as a mob “that descended on our neighborhood.” In their speech, the couple doubled down on the message, saying that Biden will “abolish the suburbs.” It’s a slogan borne of desperation as suburban voters flee the G.O.P.