You're right, this is as silly as it gets. My only question is why trump did it. My guess is that he doesn't even know.
She won less than 50% of the popular vote. She won a plurality, not a majority. What is the plan of those who want to get rid of the EC if no one wins a majority?
Trump ‘almost brilliant’ in trying to time China deal closer to election, snipes ex-diplomat https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/tru...-trying-to-delay-china-trade-deal-baucus.html Trump is “playing a waiting game. I have a hunch that’s in the back of his mind,” argued Baucus, a diplomat during former President Barack Obama’s administration. He’s also a Democratic former senator from Montana. The escalating U.S.-China trade war has sent financial markets falling and soaring on nearly every headline. Wall Street is showing increasing concern over Trump’s latest plan for tariffs on more Chinese goods and higher rates on existing duties.