Commentator says Trump's base is fueling his freewheeling impulses:

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An MSNBC commentator offered an unvarnished take on the motivations behind President Donald Trump’s freewheeling rhetoric of the past few weeks.
John Heilemann, a national affairs analyst for NBC News, said Monday that Trump is harking back to his base and suggested that it is the president’s go-to response when things get tough in Washington.
“His base matters to him — it’s like his binky, and he never wants to let go of the binky,” Heilemann said.
Trump in just the last week has sniped at Amazon, the media, immigrants, and the Justice Department and FBI.

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric of late has been increasingly freewheeling, as he has in recent weeks returned to the persona that defined his raucous campaign in 2016, unleashing his deepest grievances in public and on social media.

Trump most recently has sniped at Amazon, the media, immigrants, and the Justice Department and FBI. The president’s gripes come amid what has been a tumultuous few weeks for his administration:

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