, Columnist
October Surprise? You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
The president intends to go down fighting, even at the cost of a hit to the stock market.
Trump's strategy is to mobilize his base, whatever the cost.
Photographer: CYRIL JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images
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We have almost run out of October surprises, before the first week of the month is over. Tuesday’s latest shock to the system came, as usual these days, in a presidential tweet. All negotiations to agree on another dose of fiscal stimulus to tide people and companies through the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are to be discontinued until after the election.