Donald J. Trumpās declaration Tuesday night that he would be a ādictatorā only on āDay Oneā of his presidency wasnāt to be taken seriously, Fox News host Jesse Watters insisted Wednesday.
āItās only a dictatorship for one day, guys,ā Watters began, chuckling. āHeāll just sit and sign executive orders like Biden did.ā
Trump, Watters claimed, āknows exactly what he is doing.ā
āHeās teasing the press and they just took the bait,ā he claimed, before playing clips of two MSNBC contributors whoāunlike Wattersāwere not taking Trump lightly.
āLook how unhappy these people look. MSNBC needs to relax. And donāt you dare laugh at Trumpās jokes. They arenāt funny,ā the Fox host said, before going to another round of clips, this time from the rival networkās Morning Joe show.
Itās a test. If the atrocious thing he says is liked, itās serious. If not, itās a joke.
Middle school 101
Also known as āSchrodingerās Douchebagā
Itās not a test. There are no ifs. Itās a message that got through to its audience. None of this back-peddling will or is intended to reach that audience. The message is sent and it seems well-received.