Because his voters are equally ignorant and unable to admit they could ever be wrong.
If they were ever wrong, it means they aren’t secret super-geniuses that are just too smart for ‘the elite system’ and not just ignorant idiots who think with their balls.
Is this a conscious bet or just a man-child literally unable to admit he’s wrong?
Yes
To paraphrase a meme, the risk was calculated, but boy is Trump bad at math.
He never admits his mistakes. That’s his biggest weakness. Idk how he has gotten so far doubling down on every bad decision but here we are
Because his voters are equally ignorant and unable to admit they could ever be wrong.
If they were ever wrong, it means they aren’t secret super-geniuses that are just too smart for ‘the elite system’ and not just ignorant idiots who think with their balls.
He’s a narcissist. This is what they do, or don’t do in this case.