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The Barry Weiss Confession Special Fantasy

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5 min

He continues the bit, imagining a fascinating Barry Weiss town hall where Trump explains why staging his own assassination was necessary, comparing it to Bush's bullhorn moment at Ground Zero and arguing authenticity doesn't matter for historic moments.

In this bit6 moments
  • Tim says whether the assassination attempt was real or fake doesn't matter—what matters is the symbolic power of the moment.
  • Not every historic moment has to be real; thinking otherwise shows an overly simplistic understanding of history.
  • Tim admits he wouldn't be angry if Trump confessed to staging the entire assassination attempt.
  • What actually makes Tim angry: American servicemen dying in the Iran conflict and continued military aid to Israel.
  • Tim fantasizes about Barry Weiss at CBS interviewing Trump and getting him to confess to staging the assassination.
  • In Tim's fantasy interview, Barry Weiss asks Trump why he faked his own assassination to save the election.
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