I started watching this 1929 doc last night. Hoover was likewise broadcasting false confidence and denial in the face of an obvious disaster. It's like your cocky friend that dissolves in front of a woman in a bar when she demands more than the ability to self-affirm. If Biden and the democratic party (or whoever is actually in charge) want to salvage their relationship with their poor voters, they should admit the situation we're in. Our confidence is already broken so what use is there in lying? Plausible deniability when you behave like it's business as usual and things get worse?
I know I'm watering the desert complaining about this but against the background of Milei removing the feeding spoon and taking arrows for it, it's frustrating.