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Are you surprised Trump hasn't defended Roseanne more vigorously ? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 OP
Yeah I am. MontanaMama May 2018 #1
I believe even he is smart enough to know defending her tweets was a loser. DemocratSinceBirth May 2018 #3
I agree. Defending her strongly was a losing hand for him. Blue_true May 2018 #16
Nope - he did what I expected and made it all about him Siwsan May 2018 #2
+1. n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #8
yup.. He'd only defend her as far as it helped him... hlthe2b May 2018 #10
Nope, she is a woman, and not a 10. CentralMass May 2018 #4
He takes his cues from Fox GusBob May 2018 #5
Not surprised at all lunatica May 2018 #6
He made it about him. Expected. nt NCTraveler May 2018 #7
Yes and no. He knows this is a battle he isn't going to win. Trump only fights battles he knows Afromania May 2018 #9
Nope Tipperary May 2018 #11
Not at all - she's useless to him now (n/t) leftynyc May 2018 #12
He likes stars who weren't fired. rainin May 2018 #13
No, his unofficial chief of staff Sean Hannity condemned her comments tulipsandroses May 2018 #14
Even he knows he'll catch some shit if he does. kacekwl May 2018 #15

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
16. I agree. Defending her strongly was a losing hand for him.
Wed May 30, 2018, 08:06 PM
May 2018

I expect some type of passive-agressive defense of her from him some time soon though.

Afromania

(2,768 posts)
9. Yes and no. He knows this is a battle he isn't going to win. Trump only fights battles he knows
Wed May 30, 2018, 02:29 PM
May 2018

are already thrown.

kacekwl

(7,016 posts)
15. Even he knows he'll catch some shit if he does.
Wed May 30, 2018, 06:11 PM
May 2018

He will wait for the next rally, that will pump up the base bigly.

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