Unpacking Trump’s Latest Calculated Twitter Rant: Here’s What He’s Trying Desperately to Hide

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Trump Does It…Again

Another Saturday, another seemingly mentally unhinged Twitter tantrum from President Donald Trump.

At some point, even Republicans need to acknowledge that there is something deeply disturbing, at the very least, about our country’s leader taking to Twitter in order to lash out in apparent hysteria against his imagined foes. The media. The Democrats. Former president Obama. Imaginary surveillance.

But instead, they keep smiling grimly, insisting that President Trump is just super presidential because he is the president…or something. In the end, though, those Republicans who supported this man will be held accountable by their voters.

And it may be that those tweets Trump send out are more calculated than they seem.

The president sent out two tweets on Saturday morning that are mind-blowing on several levels.

When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2017

Trump is performing. But it’s a sad, desperate sort of performance that most of us can see through clearly. So let’s unpack this.

Change In Terminology

First, the Obama “SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL” (and you know it’s serious, because it’s in ALL CAPS) is not a thing. He’s pivoted from calling it a “wire tap” to the broader term “surveillance” in hopes that it might be proven true, since he may have inadvertently been caught up in a general surveillance at some time.

But there was that whole hearing, where FBI director James Comey flatly stated that there was no such wire tapping. He also mentioned that the Justice Department concurred. There is no “SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL.” And if he was surveilled, then it was because there was a reason for it, and it was legal.

What there is, however, is some desperate people trying to make evidence appear where there is none (we’re looking at you, Representative Nunes), changing terminology in an effort to mold any half-truths they may find, in order to deflect from the real scandal.

And that would be Russia – the next panicked point Trump tries to pathetically pivot from.

The “Trump/Russia” story isn’t fake, no matter how much Trump wants it to be. He knows it. The FBI knows it. All the other intelligence agencies know it. The House and Senate intelligence committees know it. And every Republican gamely pretending that this is a normal presidency knows it, too. There is absolutely a “there” there, and it is only a matter of time before it is proven.

Which is exactly why Trump is trying desperately to paint the media as “fake news.” If he can discredit the source, you see, then perhaps the story will go away.

And really, “Sleepy Eyes” Chuck Todd? Remember, people, this is the president of the United States, tweeting out lame insult attempts on a Saturday morning.

But he wasn’t done.

Trump Tweet, Round 2

Trump wanted to say one more thing on this fine Saturday morning – probably before he hits the golf course.

It is the same Fake News Media that said there is "no path to victory for Trump" that is now pushing the phony Russia story. A total scam! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2017

There! See? The media once stated something that ended up not being completely true (although Clinton did win the popular vote by a historical margin), and so EVERYTHING THEY EVER SAY IS ALSO NOT TRUE.

Of course, using that logic, it follows that everything Trump says is also untrue, since he is a repeated and demonstrable serial liar.

But let’s get one thing straight. Trump “won” the election through a fatal flaw in the electoral college. But it wasn’t a “path to victory.” No one wins in a Trump presidency, except for the Trumps, and their ultra-wealthy friends…

And Russia.

There. Fixed it.