Trump will go easy on him as long as he behaves.
Trump has no interest in destroying Bernie.
He wants some of his voters. He also wants Bernie to win the CA primary.
Your right. Trump should throw a dig and temper it each time with a compliment relative to his opponent -”crooked Hillary.”
Trump: “At the end of the day Bernie, at least your honest about your record and what you want to do, this I can’t say about your opponent.”
Trump’s move has little enough to do with Bernie. It’s all about destroying Hillary, and what a freakin great move!
I agree. Although there is always concern when dealing with the left, this may be a brilliant move by Trump. He will likely be affable with Bernie, but will have the opportunity to win over more millennials by pointing out that he agrees with Bernie about crony capitalism and getting dirty quid pro quo money out of politics, and about some issues concerning trade etc., but will also be able to point out the failures of socialism and how going down that road puts the futures of America's youth at risk. Then there's Venezuela etc.
On top of all that, he gets to marginalize Hillary.
“Trump will go easy on him as long as he behaves.”
Bingo.
Hillary is their common enemy.
Trump will talk directly to millions of Bernie supporters. He should attack Hillary and show respect for Bernie as much as possible. Crushing Bernie would help Hillary. He is not a threat.
Hopefully they will talk about Hillary’s support for NAFTA, TPP and the wars in Lybia, Syria, Tunisia, Iraq, etc.
As many have pointed out before, Bern is OWS and Trump is the Tea party. I remember talking to some OWS kids in SF during their sit-in of the Fed reserve. Give 'em a haircut, add 10 years to their lives, and they were basically younger tea party members.
So I could see both of them agreeing on the major issues facing the nation - deep-rooted corruption in all sectors of the economy, neo-con controlled foreign policy, etc, but differ on how to accomplish the goal(s).
A Trump-Bern debate would be entertaining, but won't change anyone's opinion. Heck, it won't change their own opinions. Bern will say something like ABC needs to be reformed, and Trump will agree, but suggest it should be abolished and its leaders jailed.
Actually, if at a foundational level they agreed on most objectives, it could be a precursor to a Trump-Bern ticket. Stranger things have happened. Ultimately, it would guarantee they *both* win. Biden/Warren would have no chance.
How many Trump supporters would vote that ticket, knowing Trump would have 2-3-4 years to completely gut DC, including arresting BHO, Bill-Hill, the Bushes, et al for treason?
The only downside risk is he doesn't make his term & Bern takes over, but Congress would block any major initiatives. The risk analysis also works for Bern's supporters - get him in with Trump, and bet on him taking over.
Yes...Trump will be campaigning for Bernie’s whacko voters. It may not end well!
“Trump will go easy on him as long as he behaves.
Trump has no interest in destroying Bernie.
He wants some of his voters. He also wants Bernie to win the CA primary.”
That is how I see it. They both want to stick it to Hillary and see it as a win/win for both of them. I think they will go easy on each other.