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Tucker Carlson July 1, 2026 1m

Tucker on Trump’s “Supernatural Powers”

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  1. You think Donald Trump has supernatural You think Donald Trump has supernatural powers? It's obvious to me and I've powers? It's obvious to me and I've powers? It's obvious to me and I've experienced it a lot that [music] Trump experienced it a lot that [music] Trump experienced it a lot that [music] Trump uses a kind of communication in order to uses a kind of communication in order to uses a kind of communication in order to lull his audience into a defenseless lull his audience into a defenseless lull his audience into a defenseless stupor. He does a thing that he stupor. He does a thing that he stupor. He does a thing that he describes as the weave where he doesn't describes as the weave where he doesn't describes as the weave where he doesn't answer a question and then he moves into answer a question and then he moves into answer a question and then he moves into a kind of labyrinth of other seemingly a kind of labyrinth of other seemingly a kind of labyrinth of other seemingly disconnected observations and the reason disconnected observations and the reason disconnected observations and the reason that you know it's not merely the that you know it's not merely the that you know it's not merely the rambling of an old man and he is an old rambling of an old man and he is an old rambling of an old man and he is an old man, he's 80, but it's more than that man, he's 80, but it's more than that man, he's 80, but it's more than that because he brings you back as in a because he brings you back as in a because he brings you back as in a labyrinth to the beginning. labyrinth to the beginning. labyrinth to the beginning. >> You want the answer actually? >> You want the answer actually? >> You want the answer actually? >> He does that when he's trying to disarm >> He does that when he's trying to disarm >> He does that when he's trying to disarm you or tell you something you don't want you or tell you something you don't want you or tell you something you don't want to hear or when he's dodging a question. to hear or when he's dodging a question. to hear or when he's dodging a question. He lulls you into this kind of torpor He lulls you into this kind of torpor He lulls you into this kind of torpor where you're not aware that he's not where you're not aware that he's not where you're not aware that he's not answering [music] the question because answering [music] the question because answering [music] the question because you're mesmerized by this word picture you're mesmerized by this word picture you're mesmerized by this word picture he's painting or the absurdity of what he's painting or the absurdity of what he's painting or the absurdity of what he's saying and he knows it's absurd cuz he's saying and he knows it's absurd cuz he's saying and he knows it's absurd cuz he's not stupid. And it's happened to he's not stupid. And it's happened to he's not stupid. And it's happened to me, [music] I mean, literally dozens and me, [music] I mean, literally dozens and me, [music] I mean, literally dozens and dozens of times with Trump and every dozens of times with Trump and every dozens of times with Trump and every single time I thought to myself, this is single time I thought to myself, this is single time I thought to myself, this is the funniest, most hilarious thing ever the funniest, most hilarious thing ever the funniest, most hilarious thing ever in the kind of way when you're a child in the kind of way when you're a child in the kind of way when you're a child and I grew up in a world where kids and I grew up in a world where kids and I grew up in a world where kids smoked weed young and you first smoked smoked weed young and you first smoked smoked weed young and you first smoked weed and you're like you can't stop weed and you're like you can't stop weed and you're like you can't stop laughing. It was kind of that [music] laughing. It was kind of that [music] laughing. It was kind of that [music] feeling. Like this is so freaking crazy.

  2. feeling. Like this is so freaking crazy. feeling. Like this is so freaking crazy. I love it. That's the feeling you get I love it. That's the feeling you get I love it. That's the feeling you get when you listen to Trump in a personal when you listen to Trump in a personal when you listen to Trump in a personal setting. And so then the question setting. And so then the question setting. And so then the question becomes like does he know he's doing becomes like does he know he's doing becomes like does he know he's doing this? And the answer is, oh yeah, this? And the answer is, oh yeah, this? And the answer is, oh yeah, because there's a way in which it's a because there's a way in which it's a because there's a way in which it's a spell.

Summary

The analysis explores Donald Trump's communication style, specifically his "weave" technique of non-linear discourse designed to lull audiences into a stupor and avoid direct answers. This method is likened to a child's experience with marijuana, inducing uncontrollable laughter and mesmerization. The takeaway is that this is a conscious, spell-like tactic to disarm and distract listeners.

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