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102 sats \ 7 replies \ @SimpleStacker 7 Jan \ parent \ on: Trump Muses Over Renaming Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’ Politics_And_Law
I've heard some theorizing that Elon yapping about rape gangs in Britain is a way of diverting attention from the H1B controversy, which was actually causing a rift in Trump's base. This could be a similar thing.
One thing about Trump is that the media's reaction to his ragebait is entirely predictable, and this allows him to wield the media machine like a tool. Yeah, yea, I know it sounds a bit like "4D chess" Trump worship, but he's too successful to think that there isn't some strategy to what he's doing. If I had to put money on it, I'd lean towards his actions being more strategic than most non-Trumpers give him credit for.
Case in point: I thought the nomination of Matt Gaetz was entirely calculated as a way to get Gaetz out of Congress while potentially saving face from the ethics report (though they chose to release it anyway.) But my Never-Trumper dad disagrees and thinks that Trump actually wanted Gaetz to be AG.
The Gaetz move I 110% agree with you that it was a huge win for the House to get him out. The H1B visa controversy to me people are really missing a key point and its yes we have US citizens that need jobs but those people are often not in STEM fields. Now in the CHIPS and Science Act, we created and built a pipeline but the results will take 10 years. H1B visas allow the US to poach some of the best minds from other countries and tbh away from China.
H1B has also gotten mixed with the idea that members on both sides are looking at, which would allow a path to a green card and citizenship if American institutions educate you. Right now we are educating a ton of people who are then leaving and going to China and other places because they cant stay in the US once they graduate. China has waived its rules if you have skills they want so you can stay and Congress is looking at doing the same here.
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I would support a policy that allows you to stay and work here if you graduate from one of our universities. Selfishly, I want to gin up the demand for university seats :)
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On the Gaetz point, I think he saw it as a no-lose scenario. He would be happy with Gaetz as AG, if somehow that worked out, and he was happy with what actually happened.
In general, I think he's not super strategic, but has very good (savvy?) instincts and isn't afraid to jump on opportunities.
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You're right, it was a no-lose scenario for Trump. One of the things about him is that decorum is just a total non-factor now. He is so well and thoroughly smeared that nothing he or the media says will change anyone's minds about him anymore.