Someone made an observation about Trump. It came about because the journalist (or blogger) was mind-boggled by how committed Trump’s supporters were. He had never seen anything like it. The image of Trump shooting someone in plain sight and remaining wildly, indescribably popular was his best attempt at communicating the unparalleled loyalty of Trump supporters.
If you weren’t blinded by Trump hate, you could understand why Trump repeated it. He did it as a way of bolstering his supporters. It was Trump’s way of saying, ‘Even the crooked MSM has noticed your loyalty. You’re making a real impression on them—here is what was said, etc.’
All Trump supporters understood what he was saying instantly. He wasn’t talking about shooting anyone. He was illustrating the profound and amazing impression his supporters made even on people who were 100% behind Hillary.
Otoh, to a man and to a woman Trump haters misconstrued the comment. Unbelievably, as you’ve just illustrated, the misrepresentation continues even this long after the primaries. I.e.: the worst of the haters are clinging to a false presentation of that comment right down to this very day.
Look, I quoted, or misquoted as the case may be, Trump on this incident not to show the man was callous but to show the loyalty of his base. That he enjoys such strong loyalty from his base is relevant to a discussion of his approval rating and how that might be affected by infelicitous tweets.
The base will not much object if he missteps but the base is not the whole world. It was 43% on election day and it is down in the 30s now. The rest of the world very likely does care. Senators and congressmen certainly care. And Trump above all cares very much, that cannot be denied.
It becomes tedious to be forced constantly to respond to false allegations that I am a Trump hater. Nothing could be further from the truth. The difference between you and me is that I judge a politician on his policies, you base the policies on whether you like the politician. I think you have it backwards.
Therefore, when Trump is right as he is, for example, about immigration (except Daca) I support him but when he is wrong as he is for example about Rino care and about reneging on his promise to pursue Hillary Clinton for her crimes, I oppose him. It is not a question of liking or disliking Trump.
It is policy not personal.
