If there is one thing Donald J. Trump is good at it’s making others look stupid…along with himself.
In this case it was the media who came away with drool on their chin wearing a dunce cap. (Google it)
While the mainstream political press spent the week fuming over and reporting on the tongue-lashing they received by Donald Trump this week, the Trumpster was likely chuckling at his sleight of hand and misdirection ploy that kept the attention span of the political press focused on his charity donations (and even more so the scolding), and off of the growing, gaping wound known as Trump University.
As some of the most damning information about T.U. was coming out in recently released federal court documents, Trump was busy shouting “look over there!” to the press, and look over there is exactly what they did. The Trump news cycle for the week has been overwhelmingly filled with hand-wringing, whiney reports about the Press being called “sleazy” and “dishonest” by a man who has often been called sleazy and dishonest.
But the trick worked and Trump avoided further scrutiny on new information regarding his Trump University lawsuits…at least for this news cycle.
While the donations to veterans and whether money collected by Trump was actually paid out is a story. The fact that some of the checks were actually written on the day Trump verbally assaulted the press makes the story even more curious and relevant. However, it appears Mr. Trump was taking a calculated risk to avert eyes from what he must deem a much bigger political problem at T.U.
Way to keep your eye on the ball news people! Or is the fact you missed the ball entirely, simply a result of the new black eye you were given by The Donald on Tuesday?
