Dave Bautista Goes After a Very Specific Trump Demographic: The 'Real Man'

I’m particularly fascinated by a wing of the Republican party—arguably one of its biggest voting blocs now—made up of guys who just want to hook up, watch sports, make money, and avoid being “canceled” for it. These are the Barstool Republicans, with Dave Portnoy as the 2020s real-life version of Gordon Gekko. But instead of “Greed is good,” it’s “Manhood is good.”

They believe Trump represents strength because he talks trash and bullies, which actually signals more weakness and insecurity than anything else. No one is thinner-skinned than Trump, which is why Kamala Harris has been calling him out lately for cozying up to authoritarians—it reflects weakness, not strength.

I’m not sure how effective this will be with the average Joe Rogan fan, or whether clips of Dave Bautista mocking Trump’s masculinity will change any minds. But Bautista embodies what these men aspire to be. If it doesn’t convince the Stoolies that their political hero is a “whiny little bitch,” it at least ridicules them for idolizing one.

And it’s pretty funny: “He’s barely strong enough to hold an umbrella… He’s got jugs. Big ones. Like Dolly Parton. And that little dance he does? Looks like he’s jacking off a pair of giraffes.” Also, why does Donald Trump drink water like that? It’s just weird.

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