Or that he does understand, but avoids calling it a tax because Americans in general hate that? It's wordsmithing politics 101.
Guy is a billionaire twice president of the US. He's many things (imho really bad things), but not ignorant.
Guy is a billionaire twice president of the US. He's many things (imho really bad things), but not ignorant.
Suggesting he was just tippy-toeing around the language is completely whitewashing his obvious widespread lies.
I'm no Trump fan. Never voted for him. Really really disagree with his politics, but here's some things I think are observably true.
- He understands media
- He understands very well how to manipulate public sentiment and opinion
- He understands the power of celebrity
- He understands the importance of tailoring to audiences
- He's willing to say and do things others aren't. There's no line in the sand for him
You can be otherwise ignorant of a great many things (including tariffs, which he has a demonstrated lack of understanding going back decades) and still get elected based on these traits