President Donald Trump spoke before an adoring crowd in Tennessee Saturday, telling his fans, "I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap."

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context matters If you actually listen to it, he's telling the supporters that he's willing to come have a rally in places he's already won because the people are so supportive and there's a lot of love in the community. He then went on to say that he could come out and say the stupidest thing and they'd still cheer him on.

I think it's less about context and more about intent. I think his intent (and I assume the way the crowd interpreted it) was "I can talk about insignificant things like what I had for breakfast and you'd still find it exciting."

Anyone with half a brain hears it as "you are so sycophantic that it doesn't matter what I say, to the degree that I could openly insult you and you'd still cheer"

His followers hear it as "I appreciate you for supporting me, even when I talk about things that don't interest you"

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