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[Tiger the Lion]

I wasn't asking for Trump to stand up before a crowd of his constituents and proclaim that the world is indeed round. I merely think that he's missing an opportunity for a grand photo op that offends neither the left or the right. "Trump Saves the Rain forest" would explode on the internet. Seems to me a prudent US president could deal with this at very little cost and put some minds at ease. Even if those minds were uninformed, misinformed, ill-informed, or just plain paranoid.

That's a well-balanced way to look at it.  No matter which way a politician jumps, heads will explode.  Standing pat with the base at least has the virtue of integrity (of a sort), but in some cases one base or the other expects it representatives to play frog to its momentary enthusiasms.  Yada "worst form," yada "...except for all the others."

Or, at least, having the appearance of at least having the virtue of integrity.