Call it what you will, we have learned something from Trump, hit back, and hit back hard.
You may not have been around when GWB never responded, even when the very troops he was CIC of were viciously attacked.
GWB allowed them to be belittled and attacked endlessly. What he did was damn near treasonous.
Now we have someone who fights back, and often viciously. I like it.
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BTW, did you ever speak up six months ago when the Cruz Contingent were the ones with the vicious attacks?
W drove me NUTS when he refused to even open his mouth; let alone fight back.