This was all planned, Mr.Trump is pro-active, NOTHING that has happened was by ACCIDENT, every thing he does is planned weeks, months in advance. He plays them like a cheap violin.
Sorry, nobody is that good a planner. Plans are nothing but guides that structure your thinking and inform your decisions.
Trump (and I am not a fan, but will vote for him in Nov.) has two characteristics that got him the nomination.
First, he is proactive in dealing with the media and does not care what they think. When he makes a controversial statement, he either doubles down if he thinks he is right, or moves on if the thinks it was a mistake. This ability to gain and maintain the initiative is invaluable.
Second, he is and continues to understand the dissatisfaction with the state of the nation. He trashes the effects of Obama without attacking the President directly (recognizing that it would p-— off some constituencies to no good end) but directly attacking those who oppose him or would continue those policies. Tapping that dissatisfaction in a way that benefits his campaign.
You are 100% correct!!! The media looks like the total fools and buffoons they actually are. Trump set them up & they fell for it...hook, line & sinker!!! Then Trump....pulls the ploy....hey, Boys & Girls in the media...I ain’t talking about this low life “La Raza” America hater judge anymore!!!
Now.......the print & TV media will press with questions and will get nothing but more Trump tirades against failed Democrat, POTUS nominee, Hillary Clinton!!! Just like in the Clint Eastwood, Movie “The Outlaw Josey Wales” when the wounded rebel kid says to Josey Wales...” Hey, Josey we done whipped ‘em again, didn’t we, Josey”!! Love it!!!