General Discussion

Of course it is ridiculous, but so what? Everything the man says is ridiculous one way or the other. The question is, will it be effective? Keep in mind that "they're eating the cats and dogs" was effective. It doesn't need to be true, it doesn't need to be logical to be effective.

By associating Fentanyl with his tariffs he is framing it as a battle against evil with himself as savior, and logic and the truth be damned. It will be effective. I am dead certain that I will hear "tariffs are good, because they are stopping drugs" from local MAGAs, along with the usual "at least he is trying to do something" if you try to point out the absurdity of it.

He is not losing it, he is not senile, he does not have dementia. He is malevolent, and there is a method to the madness.