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Trump’s political method closely resembles aikido.
In Aikido, you do not meet an attack head-on. You allow the opponent’s momentum to continue and then redirect that momentum so the attacker defeats himself.
Applied to Donald Trump, the pattern looks like this:
Draw the attack Trump says or does something provocative that invites reaction.
Encourage escalation Opponents respond aggressively—media campaigns, investigations, public attacks, political retaliation.
Allow overextension The reaction becomes larger and more emotional than the initial trigger.
Redirect the force The overreaction becomes evidence of bias, corruption, or institutional hostility.
Convert pressure into momentum The attack mobilizes supporters, exposes opponents, or shifts the political battlefield.
The result is that attacks often strengthen the position they were intended to weaken.
Trump converts political attacks into propulsion.
Yep very apt description
I didn't know that was Aikido. I thought it was Jewdo.