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To please the people who have no intention of voting for him anyhow,of course.
I get that.
But what does he lose by going? Would he have lost a single vote by going?
If you were his adviser, wouldn't you have told him to go? Show those suburban moms (who you
do need to vote for him, btw) that President Donald J. Trump, despite what the Dems say, is not about racial strife or division. Rather, he is a true leader, above the fray, above pettiness, a person who can take the higher ground for the greater good of the country.
"Why, look at POTUS, with his magnanimous, magnificent self, paying his respects to John Lewis---a man who called POTUS illegitimate, by the way, you may have heard. Look at he and Melania, looking regal and dignified! POTUS putting what is best for the country above internecine differences. The Healer-in-Chief! What a man!"