TRUMP MENTIONED PETE BY NAME

Trump does this to “establish dominance” at least in his deranged pathetic mind and the those of his base.

He’s basically saying “sure, I know who the kid is, doesn’t have a chance in hell, but I’m the big strong magnanimous leader so I’ll wish him well in a backhanded compliment sort of way”. He’s trying to convince himself and others he doesn’t have a worry so he can afford to be the big guy. He did the same thing with Beto before he moved on to ridiculing his name.

He also isn’t quite ready to give Pete a nickname or go full in on the homophobic dog whistles. That implies Pete is worth it and Trump’s still pretending Pete’s not even a concern.

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