Donald Trump is on quite a roll today. As Salon’s Scott Eric Kaufman reported, the Republican presidential frontrunner added yet another sector of the American population to his ever expanding list of wholesale offense, patronizing a room full of wealthy conservative Jewish activists today with taunts like this one: “I’m a negotiator, like you folks.”
And according to CNN, after his speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump went to perhaps even lower depths to argue that the shootings in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday will boost his standing in the polls:
Trump: "Whenever there’s a tragedy, everything goes up, my numbers go way up."
— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) December 3, 2015
Here is Trump implying as much himself vis-a-vie his infamous retweeting habit Thursday morning:
"@DLake66675: @ChateauEmissary @trumpettes16 @realDonaldTrump his poll numbers jump every time instances like this occur.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2015
Trump is, in this case as is often the case, grabbing a kernel of truth to create a most hyperbolic narrative. A series of post-Paris polls of Republican voters showed Trump’s support increasing and his lead over fellow presidential aspirants on the question of who is best suited to fight terrorism widening.
