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Rush Limbaugh argued that Trump calling for “a total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the US is “exactly what to do and how to do it to own their [the media’s] attention and airtime.”
Tuesday on “The Rush Limbaugh” show, Limbaugh argued, “This latest Donald Trump episode is a glittering, glaring example of how he is playing the media like a Stradivarius.” (RELATED: Trump Calls For Moratorium On Muslims Entering United States)
“And I tell you, folks, for all of you people who have complained and whined and moaned about the media over the years, and how unfair they are to Republicans and how unfair that makes the whole process and, ‘What are we gonna do?’ You need to be studying Donald Trump,” Limbaugh explained. “I don’t care whether you think what he says is outrageous or wrong or whatever. That’s the wrong way to look at this right now.” (RELATED: Chuck Todd: Trump Has ‘Hurt Himself’ If He Wants To Be President)
“This latest quote/unquote ‘outrage’ from Trump is a perfect example of how he plays the media, how he knows exactly what to do and how to do it to own their attention and airtime. He says things that he knows will drive them crazy,” Limbaugh suggested. “He says things over and over that he knows will drive them insane, and then when they go insane, he doubles down on it and drives them even crazier. He also knows that his audience is in on what he is doing.” (RELATED: After Contentious Interview, Scarborough Praises Trump For Sticking It Out)
“He knows that a lot of Americans agree, to a certain extent, with things that he says. He also knows he’s the only one reaching those people,” Limbaugh explained. “And then he sits back and watches (no doubt with a huge smile) the media cover what he says over and over and over and over again. Then they analyze it over and over and over, and they talk about it over and over and over again. He’s confident that a lot of his voters are gonna be able to strip away the bombast and be able to get to the nuts and bolts of what he’s saying, the kernel of truth of what he’s saying.”
“In the meantime, he ends up occupying political positions exclusively that many support,” Limbaugh said.