[Tax-chick]

... since Mr. Trump hadn’t floated the idea at a campaign rally yet, he probably wasn’t seriously considering it.

Or The Onion.

[reformedliberal]

... since Mr. Trump hadn’t floated the idea at a campaign rally yet, he probably wasn’t seriously considering it.
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Showing the value of a strategic leak to deflect the opposition’s attack.

We do not need to doubt POTUS’ marketing abilities, which translate easily to the political.

This is likely at the ‘seriously mulling it over stage’. There are national defense considerations. There are foreign policy considerations and there are macro-economic considerations.

But, it is quite efficient to also use such considerations to one’s own ends.

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