I like this Trump. He’s not calling McCarthy names or dismissing him as a loser. He’s being more intelligent in his criticism. ..showing there’s more to him than bombast.
This is going to be a YUGELY more effective tactic if he plans on picking up more voters, which I believe he does..
Exactly, I totally agree.
You can’t be throwing bombs all the time
I have wondered if his combativeness was as much strategy as anything.
He reacted fast and hard to negative characterizations...got lots of free publicity and established himself as the alpha big dog in the group. Most learned their lesson and are now careful about what they say. The interview with Pelley on CBS was a good political credential building exercise - whether Pelley intended that or not.
Result is now that he has earned the respect he can afford to tone it down. We’ve never seen anything like this before as far as I know..and never will again.