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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Then why did he say it?
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I don't know who you're referring to here. But I think it's Trump? If that's the case -- if you're arguing Trump is claiming that he came out against masks because he sensed that his base was against masks, all I can say is, consider the source.
Trump says all sorts of things for reasons that are sometimes smart or strategic, or plainly stupid, but far more than either of those, inscrutable at a level beyond the deepest mysteries of the universe.
My guess is if he's saying that he was more on the bandwagon than leading it in regard to anti-mask sentiment, it's because he doesn't want to take responsibility for the most epic political blunder of the last 40 years. If he'd taken the virus seriously earlier, pushed masks, and sold them with his name or MAGA on them, he'd still be in office. That realization has to infuriate him. So just as he does in regard to every other failure at his feet, he blames it on someone else. In this case, his base.
