Opinion | ‘Despicable’ Doesn’t Begin to Cover It (Gift Article)

Trump’s “only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty…It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear: immigrants, black voters, feminists and treasonous white men…” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Trump supporters delight in Trump’s cruelty, of course, but they also engage in their own vile speech and actions as a virtual initiation rite into the MAGA movement — it’s the way that they demonstrate that they have the "courage" necessary to take on the left. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement, and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." #MAGAsadism #CrueltyIsThePoint #elections #midterms #Blues #DOOR

The 'perversion of the concept of courage is central to the MAGA ethos,' writes David French. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." I begin the day agreeing with @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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David French (gift article): “Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

I rarely praise David French but he nails it: Anyone defending the ad has lost their soul. They encouraged a mentally ill homeless person to lie about child r*pe. To the entire nation. For the sole purpose of making Vivek Ramaswamy the governor of Ohio. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Vance is no follower of Jesus. “Supporters of Vance are fond of using WAGTFKY, which stands for “we are going to f**king kill you.”During his campaign for Senate, he made his values clear — “I think our people hate the right people” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

David French, @nytimes.com's "conservative" (not to be confused with MAGA or "right wing") columnist unloads on Ramaswamy, Vance, & Trump for their despicable attack on Acton. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

JD Vance: “Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar." David French: "Vance, of course, is no stranger to malicious lies." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"It’s hard to imagine a more cruel and evil act than raping a child. There is no betrayal greater than the betrayal of a child by a parent. And then Ramaswamy compounded that betrayal by wielding that evil mother as a weapon against her own daughter." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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This piece, by @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, is tremendously - tremendously - important. The last part of it, especially. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

“The family story here is evil. Arthur married a man named Cledith Arthur, who became Acton’s stepfather. Cledith Arthur was indicted when Acton was 12 for raping her. He fled the jurisdiction rather than face charges. Donna lost custody of her children and she has her own criminal history.”

David French: Trump’s “only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty,” Serwer wrote. “It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear…” from www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

MAGA is a cancer on society, but the far right, the religious right, have been the carcinogen for a long time.

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Bravo to the NY Times, David French. He delivers the quintessential and most powerful closing argument of the 2026 Midterm Elections—a MUST-read. Gift Article Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

“Cruel, greedy, and corrupt is no way to go through life, son.” —Dean Wormer

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Read it and weep for the GOP. A Party that lost its soul. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement, and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

there ya go www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social summarizes the past ten years in two quotations: "The cruelty is the point", and "I think our people hate the right people". God help us. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Ramaswamy, Vance and Trump are all slime. Despicable slime.

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“Despicable doesn’t begin to cover it.” Well put. Gift article - 🎁 Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." Vote blue 💙 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

“Long ago we learned that there is no bottom for MAGA, and there is still no bottom to this scandal. If Ramaswamy had a molecule of decency, he would take the ad down and apologize. Instead, he attacked Acton.” Hillary was right, deplorables. She was too polite. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

There Is Nothing MAGA Won’t Sink To By David French www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... Ohio— your integrity is on trial with this vote #Ohio #Ramaswamy #Velocity #theyknewfirst @skyfeed.xyz #EconSky @bsky.app #USPOL #sociology @aendra.com

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www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... At a rally in Ohio, JD Vance, the former junior senator from Ohio and the vice president, weighed in, praising Ramaswamy. “Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar,” he said. #Ramaswamy #Acton

Great argument that concludes: “Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

The GOP's depth-finding sonar broke down a long time ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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Full Disclosure: Personally, I'm convinced there is a special place in Hell reserved for Vivek Ramaswamy. And he can't get there fast enough for me.

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Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Someone explain to me: How can you say that the ad is despicable but still support ramaswamy as a candidate without recognizing that only a despicable candidate would continue to air the ad? I'm talking about people like Dewine, Ohio's current governor, et al. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Excellent opinion piece from David French. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

The slurs against Amy Acton by her criminally negligent mother have been exposed as false. Ramaswamy’s amorality has been endorsed by Trump & Vance. Read David French, a conservative Christian who opposes Trumpism. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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Trump’s “only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty,” Serwer wrote. “It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement, and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Vivek Ramaswamy's nasty ad isn't a one-off: it's integral to Trump, JD Vance, Vivek, and MAGA. David French's op-ed [no paywall] delineates the support for it throughout MAGA, and its basis of sadism, hate, and stupidity: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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Above in response to the following article in the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... Is there nothing these reprobates won’t do? Vivek is vicious. JD Vance, Just Despicable, & the man they bend a knee to— no words. A vote for Ramaswamy? Despicable. And deeply, deeply shameful. Just don’t Ohio. Don’t.

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I'm reminded of Sir Thomas More’s famous line in Robert Bolt’s play “A Man for All Seasons”: “Why, Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world. But for Wales!” But for Ohio, Vivek? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Trump’s “only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty,” Serwer wrote. “It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear... Punish the #gop and cancel #maga.

Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... Well said.

Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... What motivates Ramaswamy? Is it the quest for money and power or is he just another republican scumbag?

"[In the MAGA movement,] there are no genuine arguments about policy or morality, there are only two kinds of people: the strong & the weak.... And one way to tell that you’re strong is if the left loathes you. The more the left hates you, the more righteous you are." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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#GIFT_COLUMN EVIL, FILTHY REPUBLICAN VIVEK RAMASWAMY DESPICABLE Doesn’t Begin to Cover His Rotten TV ads, which use the woman who let her husband rape a child as a weapon against the child, now an accomplished woman and Ramaswamy’s opponent By David French www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

Are people sick of MAGA cruelty yet?

"Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control."

Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... The cruelty is the point

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This is an outstanding essay by David French. (Unlocked) #Ohio #Ramaswamy #Acton #Trump #MAGA www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

#VivekRamashwamy is Despicable anr that Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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And Trump's Christian voters imagine they will go to paradise... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

“Given enough time, every institution takes on the character of its leader. Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control.” - Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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It’s hard to imagine a more cruel & evil act than raping a child. There is no betrayal greater than the betrayal of a child by a parent. And then Ramaswamy compounded that betrayal by wielding that evil mother as a weapon against her own daughter. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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Trump’s “only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty,” Serwer wrote. “It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his most ardent supporters to him, in shared scorn for those they hate and fear..."

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... “I only wish I could have had an ad like that against somebody,” he (Trump, the king of Cruel) said.

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Denounce the Despicable Republican Ramaswamy Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover his Vile Viciousness www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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I still have reservations about the Never Trumpers, but David French is spot on about Vivek Ramaswamy being a despicable piece of shit who needs to be flushed down the national toilet (along with Trump). www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

'Despicable Doesn’t Begin to Cover It: It’s hard to imagine a more cruel and evil act than raping a child. There is no betrayal greater than the betrayal of a child by a parent. And then #Ramaswamy compounded that betrayal by wielding that evil mother as a weapon against her own daughter'

1. Long ago we learned there’s no bottom for MAGA…Re Ramaswamy’s vile ad against Amy Acton—starring her sick mother—Trump praised it: “I only wish I could have had an ad like that against somebody.” Vance, too: “Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is…”

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MAGA's vileness. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...

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How low can they go to try to preserve power they don’t deserve ? ‘Despicable’ Doesn’t Begin to Cover It www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o...