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An old clip of Nancy Pelosi is going viral in which she breaks down and explains how a political trick works.
It’s called the “Wrap Up Smear”.
The video clip is from around 2017, but it went viral after Randy Quaid, also known as “Cousin Eddy”, tweeted the video out.
A slightly longer video is also on YouTube.
In the video, she is explaining to everyone how Republicans use the tactic, but we all know that each side uses this tactic.
This video came at the perfect time, as former President Donald Trump’s home was just raided by the FBI last week.
She says in the video, “You demonize, and then you — we call it the wrap-up smear. You want to talk about politics? It’s called the wrap-up smear. You smear somebody with falsehoods and all the rest, and then you merchandise it, and then you write it, and they’ll say ‘See, it’s reported in the press that this, this, this and this,’ so they have that validation that the press reported the smear, and then it’s called a wrap-up smear. ‘Now I’m going to merchandise the press’s report on the smear that we made.’ It’s a tactic, and it’s self-evident.”
This tactic is no doubt used by both sides, but a very recent example is most likely the raid on former President Trump’s home in Florida.
Fox News reported:
Now comes the latest disqualification gambit. I believe the Justice Department’s real purpose in searching Trump’s Florida estate is to continue trying to build a criminal case based on the Capitol riot. But the ostensible reason for the search – the pretext, if you will – is suspicion that Trump has mishandled classified information. This, progressives will argue, triggers Section 2071(b) of the federal criminal code. It prescribes a classified information offense whose penalty includes being “disqualified from holding any office under the United States.”
It won’t work.
It is a fundamental tenet of our law that a mere statute cannot alter or override the Constitution. That can legitimately be done only by amending the Constitution.
Under the Constitution, the qualifications for the presidency are minimal: one must be at least 35 years of age and a natural-born citizen. Significantly, and as noted above, the Constitution also prescribes the conditions for disqualifying a person from the presidency: he or she must be impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate.
The FBI claimed that it was looking for documents concerning nuclear weapons at Trump’s home. Trump said this was a “hoax”
He posted on Truth Social:
“Nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax, just like Russia, Russia, Russia was a Hoax, two Impeachments were a Hoax, the Mueller investigation was a Hoax, and much more.”
“Same sleazy people involved. Why wouldn’t the FBI allow the inspection of areas at Mar-a-Lago with our lawyer’s [sic], or others, present. Made them wait outside in the heat, wouldn’t let them get even close – said ‘ABSOLUTELY NOT.”
“Planting information anyone? Reminds me of a Christofer [sic] Steele Dossier!”
Details continue to come out in regards to the raid on Trump’s home, and you can’t help but see the raid now as part of the “Wrap Up Smear.”
