Media lies.
Horribly.
They’ve been doing it to Carson. This is the same to Trump.
This is clearly a deliberate distortion meant as a smear of Trump to purposely and knowingly present a false impression in people.
Bigger question Is why is Trump even talking about belt buckles and knives?
Bigger question Is why is Trump even talking about belt buckles and knives?
When you take a step back, you can see Trump's strategy more clearly.
He knows he is not only running against his fellow candidates but also against the media. So he gives the media just enough information that they cannot help but smear him. By now, the voters can see what the media is doing (Trump has pushed the meme for a long time that we need to be on the look out for such) and when the media smears Trump, the voters hold it not against Trump but against the media...and Trump wins another round.
Secondly, Trump's strategy against his fellow candidates is to hang "anchors" around their necks so that when voters think of them, the anchor comes to mind.
Jeb = "low energy"Marco = "sweaty little kid"
What he is doing with Carson is using Carson's own book to anchor him with "pathological (hidden) anger" and/or "liar."
Because the whole story is weird.
But pint taken. I believe Trump can simply take up three mantras. 1) Control the border eliminate illegal immigration. 2) Renegotiate trade deals to our benefit and the benefit of the American worker. We may have to pay more for the plastic crap we buy from China, but more Americans will have jobs. 3) Make America the business tax haven by fixing the tax structure.
1, 2, 3. Keep it simple!