Calling Zelenskyy dictator ‘a ploy’

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Trump calling Zelenskyy a dictator isn’t literal but a strategic ploy he often uses, Trump’s former White House transition team member Jan Halper Hayes says.  #Trump #Zelenskyy

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00:00OK, let's move on to some of the rhetoric that's being used.

00:04According to President Trump, President Zelensky is a dictator.

00:08Jan, where do you think he's coming from here?

00:12One of the things to know in understanding Trump's messaging is that he uses it to either

00:22float an idea, to deflect or to distract from something else.

00:29He knew that the media would seize upon this and everyone would need to be talking about

00:35it.

00:37And it was a ploy.

00:39It's one of his many, many ploys.

00:41I, for 10 years, have tried to explain to the media how to connect the dots and how

00:48to understand his optics and when he chooses to say something.

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