It's because he instinctively knows his constituents will support him if he frames the debate as one between white Christian men and brown (female, Jewish) "SAVAGES."
THIS IS RACISM.
This does 2 things:
1. Motivates his racist base to ignore his crime & defend the “white” tribe.
2. It distracts the media narrative from his CRIME.
He does this every time he’s caught committing crime.