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Trump's 'creaking' brain reveals a disturbing GOP calculation: analyst
What happened
AlterNet reports that New Republic editor Michael Tomasky interpreted President Donald Trump’s remarks at a Saturday rally in Perry, Georgia, as evidence that Trump may see political advantage in Republican midterm losses. That is Tomasky’s theory, not an established fact about Trump’s intentions.
At the rally, Trump acknowledged higher fuel costs while claiming the United States was making “a frickin’ fortune” from the war in Iran. AlterNet says Tomasky disputed that claim, citing reports that Persian Gulf oil exports had exceeded prewar levels while higher tanker costs had…
The skinny
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