A "disaster" to most is a "victory" for Trump.

[kentuck]

"Did you see the way he walked into that lion's den and called them out to their faces! That's why we love him", they say.

His goal was to consolidate his base, by playing to their racial and sexual prejudices. "I didn't even know she was black!", he said. Yes, he did. And he wanted his followers to know it also.

He's trying to go back on the offensive. Kamala has been getting too much attention. The narcissist that he is cannot stand to share attention with anyone else.

But, it is very doubtful that he expanded his vote with anyone, especially with black voters. They see him for what he is. They have seen that all their lives. He is a racist. And he uses that racism to unite his followers.

He is old and backward and weird. The sooner America can dump him, the better for everyone.

[JohnSJ]

1. Without a doubt, and they gave him a forum to it him back into the news.

[ZonkerHarris]

2. If Trump has to worry about his base at this point then the race is over.

This was about his delusions that he is actually liked by black people

[crud]

3. I don't think he is playing 3D chess

It's just who he is.

[Brother Buzz]

10. The marmalade shartcannon playing a lousy game of checkers, "King me!"

[Sky Jewels]

14. "marmalade shartcannon"

[Irish_Dem]

4. He doesn't need to curry favor with his base.

He should be worried about expanding his base.
Not alienating parts of the population.

[onenote]

5. He can't expand his base by alienating them. And being courteous to Black journalists would alienate them.

They would be very concerned if thought he was getting "soft."

[Irish_Dem]

6. Won't his base vote for him no matter what?

He is their cult leader after all.

[onenote]

7. He's afraid they won't. So he double down all the time.

If he was so certain they'd support him no matter what, he wouldn't campaign the way he campaigns.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Good point.

Another thing though is that he just likes the attention and adoration.

He loves to entertain them and get the adulation thing going.

[onenote]

11. Narcissism is driven by insecurity. So its all related: pander to your racist base, get their love in return.

[Irish_Dem]

15. The narcissist is fed by adoration and praise.

It is their fuel.

[Wednesdays]

17. If he disappoints The Cult too much, a lot of them will stay home Election Day

So, he has to keep them pumped in order for them to stay in line.

[getagrip_already]

9. You can hear the old main line republicans running away from him.....

The squishy middle is not going to see that as strong, or principled, or sensible.

He will not bolster his martyr creds.

It was a disaster where it matters.

[onenote]

12. You think they weren't already running away from him

You think that being rude and cray-cray in front of a group of Black journalists is going to be the straw that broke the camel's back for those "old main line republicans" who hadn't yet run away from him?

[getagrip_already]

16. Nope, but this certainly wont stop them and make them go hmmm

Maybe we should reconsider.....

Nope. They are continuing to move away. Each time he does something like this, more start to move.

[Sky Jewels]

13. I'm sure he lost some independents and not-very-engaged-politically types with this.

He probably did harden his support with Klan members, Nazis, Proud Boys and neckbeard incels, so he's got that going for him.

[hatrack]

18. Weird Old Donald Showed His Ass, E-I-E-I-O . . . .

His dropped his trou with zero class, E-I-E-I-O
With a butt cheek here and a butt cheek there
Here a cheek, there a cheek, everywhere a butt cheek
Weird Old Donald Showed His Ass, E-I-E-I-O . . . .