Trump only has one thing left to run on for the election.

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1. He could also...

He could also play war. When he says things, sometimes you have to take them as possible indications of what's going on in his plans.

I think it would be a foolish move, but hey, it worked for Dubya, so he thinks. The advantages for him, (he thinks) are distraction and being a "wartime" President and command and la la la la. It would also add to the current confusion he has created all along and that leads to more fear and that works well for dictators, Right Wing Fascism, etc.

I would mention that he has our military in just as much of a jumble as the rest of the shit show that his reality TV titular show host game creates. Being the CIC gives him that ability and he can start something if he wants to.