Once the narrative is established, all facts are subsumed within it. Trump’s being unable to stay awake during a trial is actually an expression of his dominance over the proceedings. Or, his base is still with him, so him acting like a wino on a park bench is not worth reporting on.
Right. We used to get endless “in this Ohio diner these (actual Republican operatives) still support him despite x) but they are so pathetically lazy they’ve simply moved the Overton window to where it no longer even exists