Trump moves on bump stocks.

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No surprise here. I know his personality type well; he holds no real foundation or views. (former registered D, btw). True Narcissist but a phenotype much akin to my ex brother-in-law. Trumps political position could shift an 180 if the other side started worshiping him for it. So the risk here, is if they stop criticism and start laying praise... or if his existing base starts attacking him, he's going to start shifting to center faster than a teenager can get their pants off in the back of a car.

If you don't understand, the only thing that matters is worship... if the worship changes to the other side (somewhat unlikely at this point) so does his views and actions...

I am surprised because I have watched Libs threaten to murder him and his family. I have watched elite Libs cheer this on. Even Ivanka has been shunned by former elite NYC friends. And don't even talk about the media!

The whole world is against Trump. Except those of us who voted for him and most of us are gun owners.

I am surprised he would even entertain the idea of taking us down a notch unless he thinks the risk isn't worth the reward.

He used the word "machine gun" in his letter several times. Bump stocks do not a machine gun make. Let's hope that language was purposeful.

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Trump is incapable of these three things:

Love
Hate
True loyalty.

Although he is incapable of actual hate; jealousy and vengeance are more primative, fleeting emotions they do heavily dabble in. So, in a nutshell, unlike you or I (if someone threatened our family) where we'd never let someone on our beach for life; Trump is a boat forever adrift, perpetually looking for whatever harbor celebrates him the most. As long as Trumpettes think he is the shit, he will wear his hat and make his goofy smiles there. But the second the liberals go "THANK YOU TRUMP" while the Trumpettes scorn him....
Well, then his boat parks in that other harbor. They don't have the emotional processing to really hold a (true) grudge. If his basic need is met (worship) nothing else matters. They are also very charismatic and cycle through friends like underwear. Everything is generally black and white, they either think someone is the SHIT or they are a piece of SHIT, there is little in between. (And nobody stays in either camp forever....)

If you know someone like this in your life, they will never *actually* have your back, no matter what they say. And you are always at risk of them spontaneously turning on you, and not with causation.

I'd have never accepted a job in the Trump white house for this reason..
Unstable and high propensity to do far more harm to your resume than good.

He isn't going to convert Libs (he has no issues) and his boat is sunk if he betrays gun owners. I have never seen so much hatred at one man in my life as I've seen with Libs and Trump. To call it "two minutes of hate" is understating it.

Look at how fragile the 2016 victory was. Look at how Dims have been winning local races/issues. If he breaks his base, and they don't come out for him in 2020, he is done.

I imagine being a one-termer would bruise the ego a bit. It's like being fired because the incumbent typically has the advantage.

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He isn't going to convert Libs (he has no issues) and his boat is sunk if he betrays gun owners. I have never seen so much hatred at one man in my life as I've seen with Libs and Trump. To call it "two minutes of hate" is understating it.

Look at how fragile the 2016 victory was. Look at how Dims have been winning local races/issues. If he breaks his base, and they don't come out for him in 2020, WE are done.

I imagine being a one-termer would bruise the ego a bit. It's like being fired because the incumbent typically has the advantage.

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