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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is trying to distract from impending Russia indictments
That is reason behind crazy tweets....to distract and muddy the waters.
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Trump is trying to distract from impending Russia indictments (Original Post)
wt1531
Nov 2017
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spooky3
(34,455 posts)1. I agree; and to distract from the tax bill.
DangerousUrNot
(431 posts)2. Do you think he actually shares these views
Or are they all just a distraction?
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lame54
(35,290 posts)4. As long as Mueller isn't distracted...
And he's not
cheyanne
(733 posts)5. Trump needs to rile up his base of white supremacists and nazis.
This not only distracts from the investigations, but encourages violence by this base. He needs violence by this group in the streets to provoke counter protesters whom he can then blame.
It's a quick way to get lots of your enemies in one place for easy round-up and give the illusion that only he can contain the situation by more force.