Trump's Sunday

In Defying the Odds, we discuss foreign policy issues in the 2016 campaign.  The update  -- recently published --includes a chapter on the 2018 midterms.  

Trump's day started out well...

Trump seemed to relish detailing the grisly parts of the Baghdadi raid and favorably comparing raid to the bin Laden one. Amid a difficult time in his presidency, he had a 900 word statement but ended up saying about 8000. On a made for TV Trump morning: https://t.co/VV72O54TdG

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 27, 2019

Then came the caveats...

Yes, Trump gave the greenlight. But it’s worth listening to military, intelligence, and counterterrorism officials who are now openly saying that the Baghdadi raid occurred in spite of the President’s actions, not because of them. https://t.co/zIpziX7HZR pic.twitter.com/X3tpAUv7dx

— Ned Price (@nedprice) October 27, 2019

"I don’t know why the f--- he would say that, honestly."

Former operators are fuming over Trump spilling details on the Baghdadi raid https://t.co/jeUcsYQDj7 @wesleysmorgan @politico

— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) October 27, 2019

And at the end of the day came the booing...

Look how Trump’s face changes when he realizes an entire stadium is booing him pic.twitter.com/E46rzbzmbl

— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) October 28, 2019