Trump has a new conspiracy theory involving Bernie Sanders and Fox News
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) seemed to know he could get inside President Trump's head by doing a town hall on Fox News, and Trump's Twitter feed shows that 24 hours after the town hall aired, Sanders was still in there, rent-free. Trump appeared to still be stewing over what Politico calls Sanders' "triumphant" hour of "positive publicity" and frequent domination of Fox News from "smack in the middle of Trump Country." Among other things, Trump accused Fox News of having "stuffed" the town hall with an unrepresentative sample of "Bernie supporters."
This wasn't Trump's only tweet about Sanders, either. He commented on Sanders' tax returns, suggesting that Sanders and his wife "made a fortune off of Trump" (which is "a good thing, not a bad thing"), and endearing himself to Sanders supporters by suggesting that "Crazy Bernie" has a 50-50 shot of losing to him in the 2020 general election.
"May God Rest Their Soul!" is a creepy thing to say about any political opponent, but especially about two fellow septuagenarians who are still very much alive.
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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