BY LARRY O’CONNOR
One of the narratives emerging from the immediate aftermath of the bombing in Manhattan Saturday night is that Donald Trump was not appropriately cautious and circumspect in his response.
After the continuous pounding of the news cycle and the memorized narrative, the truth doesn’t matter. The candidate gets defined exactly how the media chooses to do so, and in this case it favors the Democrat.
However, it only works if the candidate is vulnerable to such an attack and it works if the Democrat (in this case, Mrs. Clinton) can show such poise and reasoned leadership to focus a stark contrast in responses from a leader at a time of crisis.
Clinton’s appearance was so devastatingly tranquil – appearing almost bored by the topic of a bomb in midtown Manhattan – that she hardly makes the case for strong leadership compared to the GOP nominee.
