It’s more that our reacting to everything is exactly what he wants.
An independent or swing voter (the kind whom the Left needs in order to win the election) is not going to read this headline and think trump is actually going to institute the Purge. Instead, they’ll take this as “the media blowing trump out of proportion again. Pro ably can’t trust them, better do my own research.” Which plays directly into donald’s hands.
It’s like, did you ever bug a younger sibling? The easiest thing to do would be something minor that would make them over react and mom and dad would get pissed about the over reaction and forget the original issue. In this case, donald is poking the media so they over react and announce donald echoes fascist rhetoric or whatever else, putting off independent voters.
Okay, just so I don’t get annoyed and be boomery about it, what is the new incorrect usage?