Please Stop !

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31. We so easily fall into the trap of repeating what Trump says - thereby making it far more likely.

George Lakoff's study of language and cognition show that only makes the outrageous words stick more deeply.

We need to treat all his outrages with the "Truth Sandwich" tactic. Say what the truth is, name the lie, then repeat the truth.

The 22nd Amendment says "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once." So Trump's weird claim that there are ways he could be reelected for a third term is just wishful thinking. Our Constitution protects us against anyone trying to illegally shoehorn himself into more than two terms.

If we don't push back, it becomes an inevitability in many minds. But if we just repeat what he says, it actively reinforces it. A little mocking of it can help our cause, as long as it's wrapped in a truth sandwich.