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DonViejo

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Fri Oct 12, 2018, 05:49 PM Oct 2018

The Trump Rally: A Play in Three Acts


The art of Making America Great Again. And again. And again.

By KATIE ROGERS OCT. 12, 2018

Part presidential ego boost, part political organizing tool and part WrestleMania, “Make America Great Again” rallies are the defining event of the Trump era: Over 500 have taken place since 2015, and over 30 have been held since President Trump was elected.

Halfway through the tumultuous reality show that is “The White House: Season Two,” the rallies are starting to feel like the only scripted plot point. No matter where they are held, no matter how raucous they might become, the rallies follow a formula: Just add MAGA.

What follows is a script of how each usually plays out, based on the real events of a rally on Sept. 21.

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SETTING

A prototypical rally location. This time, it’s JQH Arena, rented out by the Trump campaign, in Springfield, Mo. It’s a conservative college town far from liberal strongholds where anti-Trump hostility is high.

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ACT I SCENE I. THE TWITTER TEASER

PRESIDENT TRUMP, 72, the grand marshal of the “Make America Great Again” movement, posts a celebratory message from the presidential iPhone hours before his rally in Missouri begins.

As he types, a graphic appears on a screen upstage.

TRUMP





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The Trump Rally: A Play in Three Acts (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2018 OP
Obviously a tragedy and not a comedy. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #1
If it were Broadway............ MyOwnPeace Oct 2018 #2
Liar, liar, pants on fire. hostalover Oct 2018 #3
Springtime for Hitler Bob Loblaw Oct 2018 #4
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