> But there's also evidence he won't follow through on some of it. If he doesn't then he can claim people were crying wolf. He probably will do this strategical

> But there's also evidence he won't follow through on some of it. If he doesn't then he can claim people were crying wolf. He probably will do this strategically. Certainly his rhetoric is strategic. Far be it from me to question the rhetorical strategies of Trump, but how's this rhetorical strategy going to work exactly? Trump: "And as usual the media cried wolf and was flipping out, saying that I was going to bulk up our nuclear arsenal" Sane Person: Well, you did say you were going to build up the nuclear arsenal. They were just quoting you really. Trump: But I didn't do it! Typical crooked media, always crying wolf. I'm resistant to call this a "rhetorical strategy." It is totally reasonable for the media or anyone else to take a president elect's policy statements as, well, policy statements. If Trump backs out of those statements, Trump can explain why he changed his mind, I have no problem with that. But no, I don't think the blame shifts to the media because they took Trump at his word.