Trump mocks Mika Brzezinski

[hueylong]

Trump is so sensitive that he is seemingly unable to handle a simple aspect of being president - that you will face criticism and sometimes have mean things said about you - so he 'fights back' by immaturely insulting others.

It doesn't surprise me one bit that there are those out there who don't understand the basic differences, in terms of responsibility and being held accountable for what you say, between ordinary citizens and the President of the United States, but it's sad nonetheless.

I'm sure Obama would have loved to have 'fought back' in some way against the people who advocated for his lynching/assassination and unfairly, maliciously pushed bogus conspiracy theories targeting him, but he didn't because he had a sense of professionalism and dignity and knew lashing out wouldn't achieve anything except serve to diminish his standing in the eyes of others and damage, perhaps irreparably, the integrity and credibility of the office.

[hueylong]

He needs to let crap that he gets everyday go. He can't keep tweeting stuff like this.

Why should he stop?...it fires your base up.

Nothing gets the GOP goobers more motivated than fear, latent racism, hatred, misogyny, and tribal division.

Trump knows what you guys like and he keeps giving it to you.

Not going to speak to the larger argument here, but thought I'd point out that the claim that Trump's tweeting specifically is what energizes his base is really completely unfounded. His tweets have gotten less and less engagement over time:

https://www.apnews.com/8e181e9329ca444fafc490b16b787447

Anecdotally, the number one complaint I hear from family and friends (or even strangers/acquaintances) who support Trump is his obnoxious tweeting. If it was an innovative way to connect with voters during the campaign, it's nothing but a detriment now. He would give it up if he knew what was good for him, but he's self-destructive and stubborn so I imagine he won't.

[hueylong]

Sometimes it feels like I'm a character in an extremely ill-conceived novel that the author wrote exclusively while drunk and left unfinished.