Kamala champion Charlamagne tha God just said the quiet part out loud: the case against Donald Trump is a political charade that even Democrats can’t take seriously anymore.
On his radio show, The Breakfast Club, the outspoken host threw cold water on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s attempt to keep the hush money case alive, saying what most of us already know: “Who are we fooling?”
“New York City, just throw the whole thing away, alright? Cut it out. Who are we fooling?” Charlamagne said. “Who are we fooling?”
“Nothing’s going to happen to Trump, and nobody wants that retribution that he may deliver hanging over their head,” he added. “Just — he won the election. It is what it is. Cut ties, sever your losses, throw the whole case away. Come on. Who are we fooling, y’all? Who are you fooling, like seriously?”
“And if you push it back for four years, that might give him more reason to stay, okay?” he continued while laughing.
He’s got a point. Bragg’s team is now asking Judge Juan Merchan to postpone the case until 2029. Why? Because Trump won the election, and dragging him into court while he’s in the Oval Office is a logistical—and political—nightmare. But Charlamagne’s take goes deeper: he’s basically telling Democrats to pack it up and move on. “Nothing’s going to happen to Trump,” he said, and he’s not wrong.
The case has been shaky from the start. Trump’s legal team has argued for its dismissal, calling it a weak attempt to make a mountain out of a molehill. Bragg, meanwhile, insists something must happen, citing Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records earlier this year. But now that Trump’s back in the White House as president-elect, Bragg seems to have lost his appetite for the fight. Postponing the case by nearly six years feels less like strategy and more like waving the white flag.
Charlamagne also took aim at the sudden shift in rhetoric from Democrats. Before Election Day, Trump was supposedly the biggest “threat to democracy” since, well, the last time he ran. He was labeled a “fascist,” a danger to the republic, and an existential crisis on two legs. Now? Crickets. Charlamagne asked the obvious question: if they truly believed all that, why isn’t anyone acting like it anymore?
It’s hard not to agree with his cynicism. The hysterics about Trump were always more about politics than principle. Once it became clear he was returning to the presidency, the tone magically shifted from “the sky is falling” to “let’s all hope for the best.” Charlamagne isn’t buying it, and frankly, neither should the rest of us.
Charlamagne on Alvin Bragg pushing to suspend Trump’s case until 2029: “New York City, just throw the whole thing away, alright? Cut it out. Who are we fooling? … Nothing’s going to happen to Trump, and nobody wants that retribution that he may deliver hanging over their head… pic.twitter.com/bnu3n2EHjf
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) November 20, 2024
If anything, this whole episode highlights just how much of the anti-Trump rhetoric was for show. Charlamagne nailed it: the case against Trump is a losing battle, and even his loudest critics know it. Instead of doubling down on theatrics, maybe they should follow his advice: throw the whole thing away and cut their losses. After all, who are they fooling?
