Edition · August 23, 2024
The Daily Fuckup — August 23, 2024
1 verified report published on August 23, 2024.
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Closing take
The headline on August 23 was supposed to be momentum. Instead, it was a reminder that every Trump gain comes stapled to a new ethical, political, or reputational mess. That’s not a bug in the system anymore; it’s the system.
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★★★☆☆Fuckup rating 3/5
Major mess
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump on Aug. 23, 2024, in Phoenix. The move put Kennedy’s long record of vaccine skepticism and anti-institution rhetoric directly into Trump’s orbit.
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