ROOKE: Trump’s Joke Sprung A Trap For Media

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer July 29, 2026 1:30 PM ET Welcome back to Good Life, a newsletter about navigating our modern culture and staying sane in the process. This week, we discuss Trump’s ability to expose the left for the frauds they are.Enjoying this newsletter? Share it with your friends and family! And if you’re one of those friends or family members, you can sign up to get your own copy every week right here.It has been funny to watch the left attack President Trump over his joke about Kaitlin Collins and Bud Light. Their media headlines keep calling it “transphobic.” Yet the same coverage repeatedly described the comparison as an attempt to demean or insult Collins by linking her to Dylan Mulvaney. They come so close to reality, but their adherence to transgender id