*** It’s all about putting pressure on Iran. ***
And ignoring Saudi Arabia’s criminalization of homosexuality.
72 countries have laws against homosexuality. Are we going after all of them or just Iran?
Just Iran, right now.
It’s a jab, a feint, it gives the Iranians one more thing to have to respond to.
Maybe it causes them to lose a tiny bit of cred with some of the lefties; calling blatant attention to their attitude towards gays into fuller relief; and if it screws with the Saudis and any social influence they have here, so much the better; it costs nothing (except annoying a bit of his base who will see any alternative as far worse and/or will understand my speculated reasoning
The beauty of how Trump fights is that he’s like a boxer who throws an instant counterpunch (thereby screwing up your balance and follow-through with your punch) and also understands the benefit of lots of blows that are *probably* just designed to make you waste energy reacting but just might connect...