Hrs b4 meeting w/his #ProbationOfficer about his #felony #convictions, a leading candidate for #POTUS went on a bizarre rant about #sharks.

Sharks, #Trump claimed, were attacking more than usual (not true) & posed a new risk bc boats were being required to use batteries (not true), which cause them to sink bc they’re too heavy (really, really not true—the world’s heaviest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, stays afloat bc of laws of #physics despite weighing >550M lbs).

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/06/trump-shark-rant/678666/

Trump Rants About Sharks, and Everyone Just Pretends It's Normal

Par for the course. Trump is Trump. But imagine the response if Joe Biden had said it.

^{Brian Klaas (The Atlantic)}

The #legal fight over the #2024election has begun

Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.

It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony #convictions.

#gaslighting #autocracy #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/legal-battle-2024-election-begun-biden-trump