Trump reverts to type with too many tweets and blaming Obama
Donald Trump is using diversion, as he often does, as insiders say he is frustrated over his re-election and not being thanked enough by governors
13 May 2020 - 13:43
Washington — As the coronavirus inflicts ever more death and economic carnage across the US, President Donald Trump is resorting to his preferred and battle-tested tactic to fight the biggest threat to his re-election: diversion.
The shift was clear on Mother’s Day when he flooded Twitter with 126 posts, including promoting a tweet that called his own justice department “corrupt”. A day later, he accused Democrats of trying to “steal” a little-watched congressional race in California...
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