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lunatica

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3. Your last paragraph is the correct answer
Tue May 21, 2019, 01:04 PM
May 2019

What is vital to remember is that Trump ONLY speaks to his base when he says anything in public. That’s why he lies about everything, and doesn’t care how it sounds to us. He is talking to his supporters only because that is what gets covered by Fox News. He is repeating the exact same words and phrases he uses in his rallies. He says what he wants them to believe. And they believe him.

He never, ever deviates from this. He knows that every word he says will be heard by his followers and he knows it’s what they want to hear. That’s why he acts like the victim at times and the conquering hero at others. That’s why he lies so blatantly that those of us who aren’t his base can’t believe his approval rating never changes. What he does works. We can all attest to that.

If you remember this then every single word out of his mouth makes total sense. He is a performing actor playing a role.

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