@peterbakernyt To fair, Trump always makes excuses for everything.

Indeed. And he gets away with it *because of* those like @peterbakernyt. It's incredibly easy to show Trump's base he isn't playing "12d chess", but they wouldn't do it even if they could figure out how. RT @denisewu To fair, Trump always makes excuses for everything

“Clinton saw the acquittal as a humbling end to that chapter and I think Trump sees it as a way to start his re-ele… https://t.co/LRy0jUPQrU

@peterbakernyt Trump will see this as license to further his unethical attempts at reelection. Just as he did after… https://t.co/d0TPL35QPr

.@strbuk: everything you say about Trump reflects poorly on @peterbakernyt, all other anti-Trump leaders, & #TheResistance. Either he's the world's smartest man, or they're the world's dimmest for never having any impact on him.

Trump breaks his own Twitter record with 132 tweets or retweets as of 4:45 p.m., the most of any single day of his… https://t.co/WwGtJuFMVm

@peterbakernyt Who among us has NOT sent 132 tweets today?

And, both of you fell for it, obsessing over trivia while Trump does thing you can't even conceive of opposing correctly. You might as well collect checks from Trump2020. MT @jenmercieca [all part of Trump's plan] MT @peterbakernyt [obsesses over Trump's tweet record]

And we're live! Join @anniekarni @nytmike @charlie_savage @npfandos @hillhulse @peterbakernyt @kenvogel and me her… https://t.co/SW2ZsxnEJt

@maggieNYT @anniekarni @nytmike @charlie_savage @npfandos @hillhulse @peterbakernyt @kenvogel Say hi to your buddy… https://t.co/sIDXn1PKik

.@griffinsounds: very simple questions I can think up in my sleep would greatly undercut Trump to his base: how the "wall" would fail, his PR failures... Despite endless access, @maggieNYT has never asked him a tough question. Point it out to those who think she's a journalist.

Volker’s resignation came as House leaders announced that they planned to interview him next week as part of their… https://t.co/aqVqiHcw7c

@peterbakernyt ASU student newspaper broke this story. Ain't that somethin'?

.@larryleclair: speaking about mythologizing the media, @peterbakernyt blogs a Mike Pence bio review, w/o mentioning any of the ways Pence is incredibly vulnerable to Trump's base. E.g., his amnesty plan inspired by (no, really) the Loctite heiress. Why didn't Pete mention that?

@peterbakernyt He’s out of his freaken mind. Yes that’s normal.

.@Debb719: Trump's horrific, but some Mexican LPRs/Mexican American citizens have more loyalty to their group than to their country. That doesn't mean Trump should have asked his question of that guy or in that way. By not engaging Trump's argument, Baker just *helps* Trump.

@peterbakernyt WHAT?!

.@mollysmcdonough: you know how Trump never engages someone's actual argument? @peterbakernyt acts just like that. Trump has a point about some LPRs/citizens of all origins who have more loyalty to their group than their country. By just doing shtick, Baker *helps* Trump.

"Who do you like more, the country or the Hispanics?” Trump at New Mexico rally quizzes Hispanic supporter who, he… https://t.co/KVx4qjFqO3

@peterbakernyt I quit.

Trump's (probably) intentionally dumbed down a valid question. Dimbulbs like Baker will hype it & everyone else will be able to figure out what he meant. MT @ZeetuhZ MT @peterbakernyt [Trump's "Who do you like more, the country or the Hispanics?"]

.@ZeetuhZ: is Trump's question perfectly reasonable if asked of Mexica Movement or MEChA? Didn't Villar finally renounce MEChA when called on it? Isn't "More Mexican than Mexicans and more American than Americans" common? P.S. Who employs & who enables @peterbakernyt 's boss?

@peterbakernyt @MorianTina @tarangoNYT @thomasfullerNYT @jdelreal But @jonathanchait said it was all Hillary’s doing.

.@sbplama: @jonathanchait has had 4 long years to undercut Trump to his base. All he's done is put on a side-side-sideshow to get clicks. And, he drew a chart like a 4 year old. Trump's incredibly vulnerable to his base on immigration, PR, etc. Chait can't figure it out.

Trump has catalyzed California into moving more aggressively to the left, providing an alternative vision, although… https://t.co/QpjbYJ4woI

@peterbakernyt @tarangoNYT @thomasfullerNYT @jdelreal Whiplash is really not a good thing. My wife worked for Sen C… https://t.co/ID6ipUGPyn

Baker assumes CA is some monolith. He lacks smarts & life experience to understand what Trump's about, what CA's about... pretty much everything. MT @joeclark_343 [too far no good] MT @peterbakernyt Trump has catalyzed CA into moving more aggressively to the left..