Trump’s press conference was masterful. I listened to it on CSPAN Radio while riding my bike.
The “journalists” (i.e., attack dogs) are going to learn soon that he’s playing with them. Early on, a woman asked him whether his comments about John McCain years ago made it easier for people to believe that Trump called dead American soldiers “losers.” Trump went on for five to 10 minutes about what he’s done for the troops and about how McCain was “in favor of wars.” It’s a policy difference, don’t you see? He didn’t call McCain any names, but he reminded people that McCain was a warmonger who didn’t give a damn about American lives.
Journalists ask specific questions. Trump takes the topic and says what he wants about it. If I were a journalist, I’d cut my losses and boycott the press conferences, because each one makes Trump more popular.
