GOP pundit mocked after claiming Trump’s masculinity intimidates Democrats

A pro-Donald Trump pundit made a dubious argument about Democrats and the former president on Tuesday, and Twitter users had a lot to say about it.

Conservative Brigitte Gabriel, founder of the anti-Muslim group Act for America, asked this rhetorical question on Twitter: “Why are Democrats so intimidated by President Trump’s masculinity?

Gabriel is not the first conservative to try to suggest that Trump is a true “macho man.”

In 2019, talk show host Glenn Beck suggested that Trump was one of the last “male role models” and had also been widely mocked online.

Twitter users were happy to answer Gabriel’s question, once they stopped laughing.

Gabriel’s tweet is part of a strange focus on masculinity among conservatives.

Later this month, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a supporter of the insurrection, will release a book called “Manhood: The Masculine Virtues Americans Need,” in which he laments how gambling and masturbation have caused a decline in the unique virtues of men, such as courage, independence and assertiveness.

Last April, now-fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson promoted the idea of ​​”testicle tanning” to improve testosterone levels.

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