Are Trump’s Doll Comments Just Weird—or Something More Sinister?

Is it possible that Donald Trump’s doll rant isn’t just weird —but a window into a deeper right-wing talking point rooted in patriarchal politics?A quick recap if you missed it. On "Meet the Press" Trump told host Kristen Welker:"I don't think that a beautiful baby girl needs – that's 11 years old – needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls because what we were doing with China was just unbelievable. We had a trade deficit of hundreds of billions of dollars with China." But this isn’t just Trump glitching out with some economic gibberish. As Amanda Marcotte breaks down in Salon ("‘Two dolls’ for Christmas: Trump resorts to sexism to sell tariffs”), this rant echoes a long history of not just MAGA sexism but a patriarchal agenda that using culture war panic to police women, consumer freedom, and gender roles.Watch my video and read the full article.Then tell me what you think! Get full access to Yo, Miss! at saribethrosenberg.substack.com/subscribe