Sometimes it’s best just to ignore an insult.
Yes, it is. However, when you point this out many come along here and tell you differently. I have said it before and I will say it again now - Trump has to be disciplined. I have been called a “concern troll” for simply pointing out that Trump needs to be strategic about what he responds to and how he responds.
You can’t be a street fighter on everything and the left is going to unleash a tidal wave of attacks towards Trump in the next few months. They will be aided greatly by the media that will be ready to pounce on the slightest bad soundbite to define Trump. Hillary has shown part of her strategy. She is going to stay above it all and look Presidential (never to me) and let her supporters and the media snipe at Donald. If he lets this get under his skin and is undisciplined in his responses they will define him to the idiots who don’t pay attention and it won’t be flattering.
To those who say I am a concern troll - too bad. This election is about my kids - not Trump. I am fully on board, but I have heard enough people in my real world (not FR) say these snippets of brash Trump turn them off and his negatives will go higher if he tries to respond in kind. Trump did not exactly come off well in the childish debate banter we suffered through between him, Rubio, and Cruz. Many people on here pointed that out.
I know there are plenty of Trump supporters that see this. This is Presidential politics time - he needs to grow some teflon to the nickle and dime stuff and drop the reality television schtick. Any support he was going to gain up to this point by doing so is not flipping to Hillary. The base is pretty much set - it’s now down to the swing voters and mushy middle. These are the folks who will decide this election and giving a soundbite about Nanny Bloomberg of “I want to hit him” and responding to a booby trap like this with bad optics will cause him to lose the race.
I agree. Well put.