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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:53 PM Sep 2017

Trump Is Trying to Distract from His Big Losses

September 24, 2017 at 10:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Mike Allen quoted former Clinton advisor Doug Sosnik on what President Trump is trying to accomplish by attacking professional athletes who protest during the national anthem: “One of Trump’s typical moves is to toss a bomb out of nowhere to deflect what is really bothering him, in the hopes that the press will be distracted.”

He added: “There is a good chance that the candidate he endorsed and campaigned for will lose in the Alabama Senate primary. On top of that, it looks like … another failed Republican attempt to repeal Obamacare. So he figures that the shows on Sunday focusing on his fights with professional athletes is more appealing than a discussion about how he is becoming a loser.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/09/24/trump-distracting-attention-big-losses/

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Trump Is Trying to Distract from His Big Losses (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

I mean, either way, it's going to come back around bearsfootball516 Sep 2017 #1

I think trumps attack on players is going to backfire. Maybe not today-- riversedge Sep 2017 #2

Puerto Rico is in tatters and this is how he's using his energy. Squinch Sep 2017 #3

i'd agree, except that he does this crap *all the time* unblock Sep 2017 #4

"Trying to distract from his losses"? louis-t Sep 2017 #5

I know - LOL LeftInTX Sep 2017 #6

"... becoming a loser..." ??? IS a loser! fierywoman Sep 2017 #7

Trump IS the BIG loss. Doreen Sep 2017 #8

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

1. I mean, either way, it's going to come back around

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:56 PM

Sep 2017

There's no way to avoid the Alabama election coverage when it happens and when the ACA repeal stuff crashes and burns this week, it'll be wall-to-wall coverage. He's not really distracting from anything.

riversedge

(70,244 posts)

2. I think trumps attack on players is going to backfire. Maybe not today--

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 12:58 PM

Sep 2017

There has been a gradual up tick in --players supporting the knee bend.

Aaron Rogers and other #GoPackGo players #takeaknee

Link to tweet

#resist #wipolitics @realDonaldTrump @wisdems

Squinch

(50,956 posts)

3. Puerto Rico is in tatters and this is how he's using his energy.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:01 PM

Sep 2017

unblock

(52,256 posts)

4. i'd agree, except that he does this crap *all the time*

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:01 PM

Sep 2017

so it can't be a calculated move to distract from specific problems.

then again, he's always got so many problems that there's always a need to distract, so....

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

5. "Trying to distract from his losses"?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:11 PM

Sep 2017

By fanning the flames in an argument he can't win? He thinks he can win this argument by yelling louder. This will be his biggest, most visible loss of his lifetime. Keep it up, asshole.