Donald Trump seems to tweet in a two-stage manner. He sends something out into the world via Twitter, then his aides scurry about and tell us what he really meant. Recently, he tweeted about how the U.S. needs to expand its nuclear capability…and that made folks uneasy because I don't think even his most fervent supporters are all that comfy with the concept of Trump being able to start a nuclear war. He might send missiles off to punish Rockettes who won't dance for him.
So here's Fred Kaplan trying to figure out not what Trump's staff says he meant but what the man really meant. And Fred thinks it may not be as bad as some thought at first.