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These Trump tweets are sneaky (and thus probably not written by Trump).
To his base, they simply represent the white-nationalism they want to hear.
But they also dare the House Dem leadership to offer full-throated support for AOC/Omar/Tlaib, with whom they've been feuding...
To his base, they simply represent the white-nationalism they want to hear.
But they also dare the House Dem leadership to offer full-throated support for AOC/Omar/Tlaib, with whom they've been feuding...
If the leadership leaps to the defense of AOC et al, they look weak. Dems will say "Why didn't you support these Congresswomen a few days ago?"
Plus, this commits Dems to support Congresswomen whom Trump and his people believe are extremist enough to alienate lots of voters.
Plus, this commits Dems to support Congresswomen whom Trump and his people believe are extremist enough to alienate lots of voters.
But if the leadership stays silent and refuses to jump to the defense of AOC et al, they look like they're collaborating with open white-nationalism for the sake of a petty intra-party feud!
In other words, these tweets are aimed at putting the Dem leadership in a bind.
In other words, these tweets are aimed at putting the Dem leadership in a bind.
You can really see both an ideology and a strategy being built around Trumpism - a combination of trolling, white-nationalism, and attempts to exploit divisions on the left.
I predict this approach will outlast Trump...
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I predict this approach will outlast Trump...
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