This really is 1984 playing out in real life.
Donald Trump's top aide, Paul Manafort, and communications director, Stephen Miller, rejected criticism of the real estate mogul's speech Thursday at the Republican National Convention as "dark." Instead, they argued Trump's address was "profoundly optimistic."
CNN's Jake Tapper asked Manafort to respond to a former speechwriter for George H.W. Bush who tweeted that Trump's speech was "very dark and frightening." […]
"It wasn't dark, it was reality," Manafort said. Miller also chimed in to say the one-hour-and-15-minute-long speech was "profoundly optimistic."
And up is down and black is white.