Airing grievances at weekend news conference

Why Is Anyone Surprised Trump Won’t Swivel From His Core Messaging At All?

Trump will never ever ever do or say anything that challenges his base. Even a little. Even now.

So:

• He not just supports but exhorts supporters to “LIBERATE” swing states with Democratic governors, through protests and gathering with large groups, while at the same time reiterates people should not meet in large groups.
• He somehow also makes it about the 2nd Amendment in Virginia. Yes, the state’s Democratic Governor increased gun control laws there. But it’s not wrapped into that state’s Coronavirus response. But it does give Trump a way to get guns into his messaging.
• He makes social distancing an assault on Christianity, and fortifies it by wondering out loud and meanderingly if rules limiting gatherings will be enforced at mosques. Even though “I just spoke with people that love mosques, they love mosques, and I am all in favor of that.” Whatever that means. He also uses a question about this to launch into a rant about how Democrats hate Israel. The connection with that? We don’t know. But we do know. It’s the rhetoric that got him elected.