From the Alt Department of State’s Twitter:
“Today’s Trump news conference wasn’t chaos. It was the administration’s first move to energize their base in creating a nationwide whip operation. It is considered political calculus likely authored by Steve Bannon. Be prepared to counter this strategy.
Bannon and other strategists know that the resistance movement is having a more substantial impact that initially expected. The impact is evident in Republican Senators on the Judiciary Committee joining Democrats who are calling for an investigation on the administration ties to Russia.
To combat this negative momentum, Bannon and others sent Trump out with an attack strategy designed to appeal directly to his core supporters. This will likely be effective in energizing his base.
The goal of this strategy isn’t to move move the polls, but to mobilize a swell of small, yet fervent support aimed at putting pressure on a Republican congress who might consider abandoning Trump if the political climate in their constituencies demands any abandonment. The Bannon directed administration is likely strategizing to mobilize their base as a nationwide whip operation to counter the effect of the resistance.
Expect more of these base-directed strategies, beginning with Saturday’s inexplicable campaign rally in Florida.
The resistance must be louder. We cannot simply expect his erratic behavior to damage his effect. Most importantly, we must see these strategies for what they are and continue to pressure lawmakers to do their job in putting country over blind part loyalty.
-State of Resistance”