There's no doubt whatsoever that Fox set a kill trap for Trump in this debate. Megyn Kelly even alluded to it when she tweeted yesterday that, "On Friday morning the American people are going to wake up to a whole different race."
I think Trump smelled a rat when he first learned that Megyn would be moderating again. From that one fact alone, I'll bet he (correctly) inferred that, this time, she'd pull something much more extreme than she did the last time. The woman either has it in for Trump, or she's taking orders from the very top.
With a line-up of guest questioners like that, can there be any doubt?
Trump didn't get where he is by not being a very shrewd judge of personalities and high stakes situations. He read this thing correctly, and chose not to walk into an ambush. And by walking away (as he cautions to do, when faced with a bad deal) he now owns the narrative and the spotlight.
As Rush said today, Trump is operating so far outside the established protocols of American politics, that he's leaving his opponents, their advisors, and the media in a state of total confusion. They can't think ahead of him because they're all trapped in a paradigm that has stultified their ability to properly analyze and strategize in a fluid battle like this.
Say what you will about the man, but his instincts with such things are second to none.
Jim Hoft has it all over Twitter.
I retweeted and Donald Trump was notified first.
He has either seen it or will shortly.
I’ll wager he’s seen it.
As Rush said today, Trump is operating so far outside the established protocols of American politics, that he's leaving his opponents, their advisers, and the media in a state of total confusion. They can't think ahead of him because they're all trapped in a paradigm that has stultified their ability to properly analyze and strategize in a fluid battle like this.
Recall that Mr. Trump told us his strategy in advance - but the media was not listening ... "I like being UNPREDICTABLE"
The press release sounded like it was written by butch.