Crash Course: Jim Jordan and Donald Trump's embarrassing week reminds us: MAGA "tough guys" are cowards at heart

Trump's efforts at witness intimidation fall flat, while Jordan fails to bully his way to power [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnFOLIP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvamxuZ21mZXo1Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlvN3gzMzJzenNXA3NwY0IKZTHIXTJl0XKx-lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnFOLIP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbzJ3MjJ6eHliNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlvN3gzMzJzenMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZTHIXTJl0XKx-lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Jim Jordan and Donald Trump's embarrassing week reminds us: MAGA "tough guys" are cowards at heart From Amanda Marcotte: Jordan's faux-fearlessness is the norm among the MAGA male set. It's why he's become such a celebrity in right wing media and a power player in the GOP. He's a perfect avatar of the toxic masculinity of the 21st century Republican: Loud talking, followed by fleeing at the first sign of real challenge. Donald Trump, of course, is the most prominent example. He uses social media near-daily to threaten his political and legal opponents, while cringing from any real danger behind a phalanx of taxpayer-funded security. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnFOLIP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb2wyb3FsbGpldi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlvN3gzMzJzenMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZTHIXTJl0XKx-lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). A crisis of moral clarity: There's no contest between Trump and Biden — why are Americans confused? From Chauncey DeVega: Ultimately, whatever one may think about America’s foreign policy as it relates to the Middle East and Israel, Biden’s leadership style and demeanor in this time of crisis are most certainly “presidential." By comparison, how have Donald Trump and the other leading Republican fascists and members of the right-wing movement behaved in response to the horrible events of October 7? Their reactions and behavior have, for the most part, been partisan, tribal, petty, egomaniacal, narcissistic, conspiratorial, dishonest, irresponsible, hateful, willfully ignorant, and more generally contrary to the principles of responsible governance and both international and domestic stability and well-being. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnFOLIP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGR1OTB5c3FieS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlvN3gzMzJzenMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZTHIXTJl0XKx-lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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