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This is his shtick. Every speech is intended to shore up his base and tweak his opposition. And they eagerly let him do it.

Guy is a genius level troll in manipulating people and controlling the message. People didn’t get it in 2016, and they don’t get it now.

We’re in for another 4 years if people focus on whatever he twittered today and not their own message. That’s not an election strategy.



There is nothing I would love more than to respond to Trump's antics with an eyeroll and carry on in the pursuit of my own interests until he's turfed out of office. But his asinine tweets or remarks are frequently followed by policy changes with negative real-world consequences for real people, as well as malign behavior by his supporters.

It's not just messaging, it's backed up with force. You just haven't experienced that first-hand yet.




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