Schmidt: 40 Precent of Americans Have ‘Surrendered Their Intellectual Sovereignty’ to Trump

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Posted: 8/17/2018 10:16:43 AM EDT

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” campaign strategist for former President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Steve Schmidt said, “40 percent of the country has surrendered their intellectual sovereignty to Donald Trump.”

Schmidt said, “He’s pursuing the only strategy he can pursue, which is try to incite his base. As he incites that base, that base gets smaller, and the majority grows in opposition to Trump, but the smaller base is a harder more intense one. If you go back to inauguration day, Trump has less support today than he did then. His base is smaller. The Republican party is smaller. But it is more faithful and more intense in its loyalty to Trump. Forty percent of the country has surrendered their intellectual sovereignty to Donald Trump.”

He added, “There is for them no such thing as objective truth anymore. What is true is what the leader says is true, what the leader believes is true. Trump has exercised that power and 40 percent of the country has submitted themselves to it. It’s extraordinary and frightening to see, but thank goodness not a majority of the country. In fact, it’s not even close to being a majority of the country.”

https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/16/schmidt-40-precent-of-americans-have-surrendered-their-intellectual-sovereignty-to-trump/

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:21:03 AM EDT

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“There is for them no such thing as objective truth anymore"

I suspect by 'objective truth' you mean things like Hillary Clinton was an appropriate choice for POTUS.

Sorry your girl lost.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:22:47 AM EDT

[#2]

He's clearly talking about democrats, not Trump.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:23:11 AM EDT

[#3]

I can't tell if he's projecting or intentionally insulting.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:23:37 AM EDT

[#4]

Don't these idiots realize that are just helping the Donald?

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:23:46 AM EDT

[#5]

Oh he mad. The numbers aren't really meshing with what he's saying, much like most of the current dem/rino speak.

Campaign strategist for McCain huh? LOL, just go away dude.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:25:07 AM EDT

[#6]

TDS

MAGA

Praise Kek!

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:25:13 AM EDT

[#7]

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He's clearly talking about democrats, not Trump.

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Yep projection at it’s finest, they’re assuming he’s doing what they’re doing.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:25:18 AM EDT

[#8]

Globalist. Not surprised.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:27:22 AM EDT

[#9]

Yep, all the people who voted for Trump are stupid, racist, sexist bumpkins. Got it.
Feel free to keep insulting voters. It worked well for you in 2016.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:27:29 AM EDT

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Don't these idiots realize that are just helping the Donald?

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Nope, you see they surrendered their intellectual sovereignty to marx.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:30:36 AM EDT

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He added, “There is for them no such thing as objective truth anymore."

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Erm, lefties have been telling us for a long time that there was no such thing as objective truth.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:30:44 AM EDT

[#12]

fuck you, pathetic sack of shit

these types ego can't handle how wrong they've been about everything

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:31:07 AM EDT

[#13]

His base is getting smaller? Sure, whatever you have to tell yourself, pal.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:37:14 AM EDT

[#14]

Every major media outlet is repeating the same shit, verbatim, but I'M supposed to worry about my intellectual sovereignty?

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:38:37 AM EDT

[#15]

We know how he voted.

So, if 40% surrendered their intellectual sovereignty to Trump, does that mean 60% surrendered theirs to Hitlery & the DNC?

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:40:51 AM EDT

[#16]

Change 'Trump' with 'FBHO'...

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:42:52 AM EDT

[#17]

I was going to say the only ones surrendering are the libtard pawns; but that would mean they had to have intellect.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:43:14 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/17/2018 10:45:22 AM EDT

[#19]

The left has always maintained that they are intellectually superior to the masses.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:46:21 AM EDT

[#20]

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Yep, all the people who voted for Trump are stupid, racist, sexist bumpkins. Got it.
Feel free to keep insulting voters. It worked well for you in 2016.

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Posted: 8/17/2018 10:49:46 AM EDT

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Yep, all the people who voted for Trump are stupid, racist, sexist bumpkins. Got it.
Feel free to keep insulting voters. It worked well for you in 2016.

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Well how else are they supposed to rile up their supporters against the basket of deplorables?

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:51:07 AM EDT

[#22]

There is for them no such thing as objective truth anymore. What is true is what the leader says is true, what the leader believes is true.

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This part is absolutely correct and disturbing. Though I have no idea what the percentage is, there is a scary amount of people that viciously defend any dumbass thing the Great Cheeto declares without the slightest thought. Witness all the folks on this site defending gun control just because Trumplethinskin farted out his mouth.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:52:35 AM EDT

[#23]

Also, the trumpsuckers will call everyone they disagree with or who hurts their feelings a "libtard" and/or "snowflake" completely oblivious to the fact that this person is arguing a more conservative position and that the trumpsucker is always the one getting triggered.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:53:24 AM EDT

[#24]

It would be astounding (and pleasantly so) if 40% of the people had "intellectual sovereignty" to give up.
Sadly, the combination of indoctrination in government schools and the constant barrage of propaganda has resulted in a population which is largely unable to think for themselves.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:54:43 AM EDT

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“There is for them no such thing as objective truth anymore"

I suspect by 'objective truth' you mean things like Hillary Clinton was an appropriate choice for POTUS.

Sorry your girl lost.

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Lol. Predictable and an excellent example of the problem.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:54:48 AM EDT

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I can't tell if he's projecting or intentionally insulting.

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They vomit projection as easy as breathing.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:55:34 AM EDT

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He's clearly talking about democrats, not Trump.

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Democrats had the same problem with Obama. Trumpsuckers are indistinguishable from obamabots, except by team color.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:57:00 AM EDT

[#28]

He'd prefer I "surrender" to his candidate, I suppose.

Ha! Stop thinking everyone that disagrees with you is stupid or crazy. If people rejected you it's possible they did it for a clear reason; try to find out what that is rather than trying to psychoanalyze everyone.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:57:10 AM EDT

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Yep projection at it’s finest, they’re assuming he’s doing what they’re doing.

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He's a Republican strategist. Please try to keep up.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:58:32 AM EDT

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fuck you, pathetic sack of shit

these types ego can't handle how wrong they've been about everything

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Lol. So triggered.

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:59:29 AM EDT

[#31]

He's dropping out anyday now

Posted: 8/17/2018 10:59:41 AM EDT

[#32]

Donald Trump has surrendered intellectual sovereignty to 40 percent of America.
AND I'M NOT TIRED OF WINNING YET.

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Posted: 8/17/2018 11:00:12 AM EDT

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He's clearly talking about democrats, not Trump.

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Yep, that's how I read it too. He's projecting. "Sad"

EDIT:

What he and his fellow travelers don't get is that some of us support President Trump if nothing more than to troll them for being a bunch of arrogant elitists.

At least President Trump has done what he said he would do.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:01:20 AM EDT

[#34]

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It would be astounding (and pleasantly so) if 40% of the people had "intellectual sovereignty" to give up.
Sadly, the combination of indoctrination in government schools and the constant barrage of propaganda has resulted in a population which is largely unable to think for themselves.

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Quoted for truthiness.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:03:07 AM EDT

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He'd prefer I "surrender" to his candidate, I suppose.

Ha! Stop thinking everyone that disagrees with you is stupid or crazy. If people rejected you it's possible they did it for a clear reason; try to find out what that is rather than trying to psychoanalyze everyone.

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Reference everyone in this thread declaring that liberals are stupid and/or crazy and/or evil. The tribalism and confirmation bias is thick.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:03:21 AM EDT

[#36]

Trump is President BECAUSE of our intellectual sovereignty.

But thanks for reminding us about your collaboration with the enemies of the Republic, Steve.

TC

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:03:44 AM EDT

[#37]

But voting for a Presidential candidate simply because he's black isn't surrendering your intellectual sovereignty

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:03:56 AM EDT

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Yep, that's how I read it too. He's projecting. "Sad"

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He's a Republican strategist.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:05:31 AM EDT

[#39]

More people every single day are getting on the Trump train.

Many don’t want to talk about it, because they don’t want some unhinged liberal losing their shitin their face, but I’ve been finding more and more that people are quietly getting red pilled.

Trump will sweep in 2020

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:08:58 AM EDT

[#40]

Communist brainwashing of our children thanks to public education, all media, (especially entertainment), from cradle to grave.

Seems to me he's upset because their brainwashing doesn't have the potency they hoped it'd have.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:09:42 AM EDT

[#41]

The Bush family was as much a threat to the Republic as the leftists.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:09:52 AM EDT

[#42]

Liberals are Totally Insane.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:10:07 AM EDT

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Lol. So triggered.

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Let me guess... Non-rated Zoomie?

My GF’s ex is one of those. I kinda recognize the ‘features’.

TC

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:10:28 AM EDT

[#44]

Planting the seeds of doubt for upcoming elections

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:10:28 AM EDT

[#45]

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“There is for them no such thing as objective truth anymore"

I suspect by 'objective truth' you mean things like Hillary Clinton was an appropriate choice for POTUS.

Sorry your girl lost.

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The truth is the truth even if no one believes it...and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:10:31 AM EDT

[#46]

The swamp is fighting back, with the media's blessing and help.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:11:28 AM EDT

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He's a Republican strategist.

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You should probably apply some of that intellectual sovereignty the OP's link was talking about and REALLY think about that statement. Like really, really try to use that gray matter for something besides hunting-and-pecking out the keys to your thoughtless replies.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:11:41 AM EDT

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He's a ~~Republican~~ BOOSH! strategist.

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Yep, that's how I read it too. He's projecting. "Sad"

He's a ~~Republican~~ BOOSH! strategist.

It's not your party anymore. Feel free to go cry about it.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:14:09 AM EDT

[#49]

This thread is one giant exclamation point to OP's article.

Posted: 8/17/2018 11:14:44 AM EDT

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Oh he mad. The numbers aren't really meshing with what he's saying, much like most of the current dem/rino speak.

Campaign strategist for McCain huh? LOL, just go away dude.

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He was the de facto manager for the campaign. Good choice, as he has a history of winning:

In 1995, Schmidt managed the unsuccessful campaign for Kentucky Attorney General of Will T. Scott,
In 1998, Schmidt ran California State Senator Tim Leslie's unsuccessful race for Lt. Governor of California.
Communications Director for California State Treasurer Matt Fong's unsuccessful campaign
In 1999, he was the Communications Director for Lamar Alexander's unsuccessful presidential run,

oops!

Steve Schmidt has a long history of campaign espionage. McCain wanted to win the republican nomination as revenge for losing to Bush2 in 2000, and had no interest in actually winning the presidency, and a saboteur like Schmidt was perfect cover.

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