Politics & Government
Hillary Clinton Sets Twitter Trap For Donald Trump, Who Falls For It, Slaps Out Nuclear Tweets
"A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons."
Arguably the most blistering line from Hillary Clinton's nomination acceptance speech Thursday night was this: "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons."
It captured a legitimate concern many Americans have about Donald Trump's temperament. And however Trump responded to it, Clinton wins.
If he stayed silent, he was admitting defeat. And if he spoke out and objected, she's proven right.
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Trump chose the latter.
As of Friday around 1:30 p.m. Eastern, Trump had sent 21 tweets since Clinton's speech, many of them in the broken, angry style that differentiate Trump's whimsical musings from the coordinated messages that come from his campaign staff.
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Here is a sampling of some of those ramblings:
Our way of life is under threat by Radical Islam and Hillary Clinton cannot even bring herself to say the words.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
The media coverage this morning of the very average Clinton speech and Convention is a joke. @CNN and the little watched @Morning_Joe = SAD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
Crooked Hillary Clinton made up facts about me, and "forgot" to mention the many problems of our country, in her very average scream!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
"@AnnCoulter: "I believe in science" Dem code for "we're shutting down coal mines, steel plants and any other remaining manufacturing""
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
General John Allen, who I never met but spoke against me last night, failed badly in his fight against ISIS. His record = BAD #NeverHillary
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
Crooked Hillary Clinton mentioned me 22 times in her very long and very boring speech. Many of her statements were lies and fabrications!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
The dishonest media didn't mention that Bernie Sanders was very angry looking during Crooked's speech. He wishes he didn't make that deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
"Little" Michael Bloomberg, who never had the guts to run for president, knows nothing about me. His last term as Mayor was a disaster!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
In Hillary Clinton's America - things get worse. #TrumpPence16 pic.twitter.com/WdHbnhhCbW
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
Wow, my campaign is hearing from more and more Bernie supporters that they will NEVER support Crooked Hillary. She sold them out, V.P. pick!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2016
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