WA Post: For Trump, it's always about CONTROL.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-donald-trump-its-always-about-control/2016/01/27/aa2887a0-c50d-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html

Donald Trump is obsessed with being in control.

He picks and chooses which journalists get interviews, often calling into news shows so that it’s easier for him to talk through follow-up questions. All but two of his top campaign aides are forbidden from talking to the media, a rule that’s strictly enforced. And he seems to relish throwing liberal protesters out of his private rallies.

At every turn, the GOP presidential front-runner tries to be the top boss. He rarely puts himself in situations where he’s not in control — and Thursday night’s Reublican debate in Des Moines was shaping up that way. So he backed out, sending the network into a frenzy and putting him in control of the conversation again. Trump once again became the boss.

His staff is now hastily throwing together a Thursday night rally in Des Moines that could overshadow a major debate in the works for months. His devoted followers have promised to boycott Fox News, hurting ratings to support their candidate.

Trump has been threatening to do something like this for months, while negotiating for as much control as he can get. Unlike many of his rivals, some of whom are just grateful to still be on the main stage, Trump has been credited with bringing millions of new viewers to the GOP debates — and he has coyly suggested he should be compensated for that.

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1. That's really good analysis on the follow up calls

I just thought he was phoning it is free air time and less time consuming.