Trump sticks with his core beliefs

[Shermann]

I will say this for Trump, he's pretty consistent with his messaging and doesn't flip-flop much.

But to what end?

- Trump believes the pandemic in the US was imported from China, even after we've learned that it probably came here from Europe. In addition, he's fixated on the talking point of the "China Virus" which is a distraction no longer relevant to the pandemic response.

- Trump is stuck on the narrative that masks aren't very effective. This idea was shared briefly by Fauci until the significance of asymptomatic spread was understood. The scientists quickly moved to different positions as new evidence emerged. Instead of moving with them, Trump employs outdated thinking and even chastises Fauci for the pivot.

- While showing some potential early on, hydroxychloroquine was quickly ruled out by the medical community as a viable treatment. Trump rejected that science and then even took the drug himself. As science moves forward in real time, the President is falling farther and farther behind.

So the next time Trump dings Biden on flip-flopping, he should counterpunch.

[Srkdqltr]

1. Trump does not have core beliefs. He floats one way then the other then back again.

[LizBeth]

2. Doesn't flip flop? 3 xs 12 hours and some of that sleeping time. No stimulus. 3 hours later stimulus

next morening no stimulus. a day later stimulus, Next day no stimulus. And then a big stimulus and will reach out to Pelosi.

Ya he does. Keeps our head spinning. went 180 so often, hit 360 a couple times.

[Shermann]

3. The stimulus negotiations aren't a core belief

He likes to be unpredictable during negotiations, he even said so.

[LizBeth]

4. Ah, thanks

[empedocles]

5. My sense is that trump sticks to his core . . . compulsion.

That compulsion is to attack. Whatever weapon, excuse, 'belief', is handy, will do.

[Shermann]

7. He does. But he also employs "old thinking" on a war footing at a quickly changing battlefield nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Yeah, once a racist....

[brewens]

8. I doubt Trump ever took hydroxychloroquine, and the document from his doctor never

said he did. If he did take it, he never explained why he stopped.

[blue neen]

9. They are core lies, not core beliefs.

[Thomas Hurt]

10. His beliefs are about using political dogma and stereotype to feed his pathology...

and make himself President for life.

He will pretend to be a Christian or whatever else he needs.

This is about using dogma to brand himself a god king.

[Shermann]

11. I'll give you the Christian thing

He's definitely using his TV experience to play a role there.

But I think he drinks his own Kool-Aid when it comes to his own brand of Conservatism.