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Hey folks, Asha here. Here's a recording of my latest Cafe note. Trump knows exactly what he's doing.

As always, please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters atcafe.com.

Dear listener, it's hard to decide which public manifestation of Donald Trump's panic and deterioration

has been the most astonishing since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race two weeks ago.

It's a toss-up, but I think his interview at the National Association of Black Journalist Convention

in Chicago might be the winner.

From the minute Trump opened his mouth to when his own staff pulled him off stage less than an

hour later, you could almost imagine the cartoon hook coming in from stage right, it was a train wreck.

Actually, more like a dumpster fire going full speed on train tracks until it got hit by a meteor.

It was hard not to rubberneck that one.

But as horrifying and seemingly spontaneously idiotic as Trump's performance was, it may have been

more calculated and strategic than most people realize.

The part where Trump appeared to completely self-destruct, more than usual,

was when ABC correspondent Rachel Scott asked Trump whether he believed that Harris was a DEI hire.

In response, Trump claimed that until only recently, Harris had embraced only her Indian heritage from her biracial background and had downplayed her Jamaican roots.

In fact, Trump claimed, he had not even realized that Harris was black until just several years ago when she suddenly, quote, turned black.

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