This controversy strikes me as ridiculous — of course, Trump isn’t being literal. Nonetheless, he would have been well-served by taking this out provided by Hugh Hewitt (although he sort of rejects Hugh’s interpretation in one breath and then accepts and re-states it in another):
We need to find a new phrase for doubling or tripling down or pivot for that matter pic.twitter.com/qJOE9YXBKF
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) August 11, 2016