Topic: Code Switching

Donald Trump is advised to move beyond standard political rhetoric and adopt the direct style of figures like Joe Rogan or RFK Jr. to reach independent voters. Kamala Harris is accused of "code-switching" or using fake accents depending on her audience. Strategists suggest Trump should have more aggressively questioned Harris's whereabouts and actions during the January 6 Capitol event.

Joel Gilbert discusses how Michelle Obama allegedly used fashion to trick voters, transitioning from a high-fashion "Vanity Fair" style to a more dressed-down, "homeless" look on the 2008 campaign trail. He also plays clips of her using an urban dialect when speaking to black audiences, which he contrasts with her standard "perfect English" used in other settings, labeling it a form of racial manipulation.