He will, with the people in the know, the only people he might actually care about: rich assholes of the capitalist ruling class. The rest of us are all just rubes and fools to be manipulated and dispensed with.

It is a strategic calculation, and whether it will work or not has yet to be seen. But Trump has enough power that negative consequences don’t quite stick to him, especially when negative perception is drawn to him. The fact that this is so out of character for him should be a sign of how serious this is.

Our job as socialists and progressives is to wipe that fucking smile off his stupid orange face