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Trump's attack on Rep. Cummings is a straight recitation of a Fox segment. "Living conditions at the border are better than most areas in his district, the city lined with abandoned building and trash on the streets."
Left, Fox & Friends, 6:18 a.m.
Right, Trump, 7:14 a.m.
Left, Fox & Friends, 6:18 a.m.
Right, Trump, 7:14 a.m.
The entire segment is based around a Republican strategist's visit to the district, which she says is "the most dangerous ... in America" and he "hasn't even been there in a while."
Every argument and point Trump raised in those tweets is ripped directly from the Fox segment, with the exception of the federal funding/corruption point.
Everything Donald Trump knows about Rep. Elijah Cummings and his Baltimore congressional district comes from the Fox & Friends segment he just watched.
Note that Trump's racist tweets about the progressive Democratic congresswomen were also triggered by a Fox & Friends segment.
I really cannot stress enough how virtually every seemingly random Trump tweet is really just him responding to what he just saw on Fox, particularly the unhinged ones in which he lashes out at perceived enemies.
I am running out of polite ways to say this and I realize it’s a little crass, but if you’re a political journalist who spends a lot of time asking “why did Trump tweet that tweet?” you should probably just follow me.
NARRATOR: But little did those journalists realize the price they would pay for insights into Trump's tweets. For Matt Gertz... was a Knicks fan.
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