If the strategic intention driving the Dem's anti-"weird" messaging campaign was to crawl under Trump's skin, the effort has been a success.
Dems' "weird" attacks are getting under Trump's skin. "Of course he's upset," a source told Rolling Stone
As Democrats continue their rhetorical strategy of trash-talking Donald Trump, his running mate J.D. Vance, and other “weird” and “creepy” conservative policymakers attempting to thrust the country into the dark ages, the former president has become increasingly furious at the messaging overtaking media outlets and internet memes.
During a Thursday interview with conservative radio host Clay Travis, Trump attempted to reverse the criticism and said that Democrats were “the weird ones.” He insisted, “Nobody’s ever called me weird. I’m a lot of things, but weird I’m not. And I’m upfront. And he’s not either, I will tell you. J.D. is not at all. They are.”
“We’re not weird people,” Trump added. “We’re we’re actually just the opposite.
From someone who isn't from the Anglo world, it's fucking weird how you guys never use your given name and you can use your preferred name on official paper, it also made my old job a freaking pain.
There has to be something he's running away from. That's weird! Two name changes? I look at my name and don't think twice about it. I could be called Doughnut Trump and probably live out my life. I wouldn't go ask a judge to please change my name to Jason Markonovic and then then have a change of heart and call my self Duke Salamantis. The fact that he did that is just weird and he should come forward and explain it.
From what I read, the first time was because Donald Bowman was his birth father's name. When his mother remarried, he took a random D name to keep the same initial and his stepfather's last name. Finally, he chose Vance in honor of his grandmother who raised him. He has changed personalities wildly over the years as well. Borderline Personality Disorder. perhaps?
No, I don't think he actually has it. But it is one of the first things that came to mind when I read about his name and personality changes over the years.
He does whatever he thinks will get him further. There was an interview that surfaced where he was talking about Thiel recognizing him as someone who will do anything for anyone if it gets him ahead