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Watch these two videos and mentally superimpose them using Trump’s words to align them. For the first 25 seconds, Birx blinks furiously as if the next time she opens her eyes the reckless, absurd surreality will have disappeared. She looks away because…..1/ https://twitter.com/NC5PhilWilliams/status/1253487743046385670
…in situations like this, eye contact feels like a silent confirmation. For 20 seconds, Trump stares at her intently, as if daring Birx to contradict him. Trump is essentially weaponizing her subordinance/silence into an assault on the objective reality that he is distorting. 2/
Throughout Trump’s reckless/ignorant/dangerous statement, Birx takes repeated deep breaths, which are an expression/indication of anxious discomfort. She only looks back when Trump injecting disinfectant into the lungs b/c her disbelief outweighs the discomfort of her anxiety. 3/
As I watched the interplay between Trump and Birx in this video, I couldn't help but think how interchangeable the dynamic would be with a woman that Trump has sexually assaulted, and who has either credibly accused him.... Or is threatening to do so....
