Do Trumps Tweets Speak Louder Than His Teleprompter Words?

[mia]

On Monday afternoon, President Trump had his do-over in responding to Charlottesville: “Racism is evil,” he said via remarks from the White House. “And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.”

But then Trump tweeted this just hours after his do-over response: “Made additional remarks on Charlottesville and realize once again that the #Fake News Media will never be satisfied...truly bad people!” And then he retweeted this from an alt-right figure who pushed the “PizzaGate” conspiracy theory: “Meanwhile: 39 shootings in Chicago this weekend, 9 deaths. No national media outrage. Why is that?”

And before those tweets — and before his “racism is evil” remarks — Trump lashed out at Merck CEO Ken Frazier, who resigned from Trump’s presidential manufacturing council due to Trump’s original response to Charlottesville: “Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President's Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!”

...Here’s maybe the fairest way to judge Trump’s remarks from yesterday: What does he say next time? Unfortunately, there is going to be a next time when the nation is gripped by another news story about racial strife and unrest. Does he learn from this experience? Or was Monday’s do-over statement something he did only begrudgingly? We’ll find out the next time.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/do-trump-s-tweets-speak-louder-his-teleprompter-words-n792766

[marylandblue]

1. Didn't he already have his chances?

What did he say about the white supremacist who stabbed a black man in March? What did he say about the two men who died defending Muslim women in May?

[mia]

3. He's yet to respond to those deaths

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and never will

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Trump's teleprompter remarks are written for him, but his tweets really show you what's on his mind.

The tweets are much more revealing than prepared statements.