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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 11:19 AM Apr 2020

Have you noticed; Trump TESTS his ideas through the news media.

Our news media has done a good job covering Trumps crimes, on the other hand they allowed Trump to completely use the news media to commit his crimes.

When he tweets, it's a test, When he says some things at a news conference it's a test. When he appears on Fox news he tests his ideas.

Right now he is testing the idea of firing Fauci. He has been testing the idea of defunding the W.H.O.

He watches the news, seeing how his idea is going over, then he makes a decision whether to do it or not. Trump uses the news media as an advisor. As a tool to commit his crimes. As a tool to attack his enemies. It works.

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Have you noticed; Trump TESTS his ideas through the news media. (Original Post) shockey80 Apr 2020 OP
Kind of like retweeting a tweet that called for Fauci's firing. OrlandoDem2 Apr 2020 #1
Edit: trump tests his RANTS through the news media empedocles Apr 2020 #2
Yes he presents something in a wishy washy, mealy mouthed way... Peregrine Took Apr 2020 #3

OrlandoDem2

(2,065 posts)
1. Kind of like retweeting a tweet that called for Fauci's firing.
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 11:20 AM
Apr 2020

I’d add that he sends up trial balloons by social media.

Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)
3. Yes he presents something in a wishy washy, mealy mouthed way...
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 01:30 PM
Apr 2020

He'll throw out a bold hypothesis then take it back, then waltz it out again then dance around with it, back and forth, making all those in and out, choppy hand gestures and ends it with an offhand "we'll see"cowardly (could go either way) type comment.

Such a wi mp, really.

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