Read on Twitter
Two seconds here to look at how something tweeted by the president (or more likely someone in his team) might seem random, but isn’t. Exhibit A: 
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1275951862269829121
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1275951862269829121
2/ This tweet is accompanied by an announcement that POTUS has told @USDA to send farm bailout
$$$ to the lobster industry. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/24/lobster-trade-bailout/%3foutputType=amp
$$$ to the lobster industry. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/24/lobster-trade-bailout/%3foutputType=amp
3/ The lobster industry has suffered a great deal as a result of the president’s trade war with China — we covered this on @TheLeadCNN last December https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/01/politics/tariffs-trump-maine-lobster/index.html
4/ You know who covered today’s tweet about the ?
News media in Maine: https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgme.com/amp/news/local/president-trump-tweets-about-maine-lobster-orders-financial-help-for-industry
? News media in Maine: https://www.google.com/amp/s/wgme.com/amp/news/local/president-trump-tweets-about-maine-lobster-orders-financial-help-for-industry
5/ Earlier this month the president went to a small town in the more conservative 2nd congressional district in Maine (which he won in 2016) where he heralded the work being done by a swab manufacturer: https://bangordailynews.com/2020/06/06/politics/how-trump-tailored-his-message-to-maine-at-an-unprecedented-time-for-his-presidency/
6/ The Bangor Daily News: “How Trump tailored his message to Maine at an unprecedented time for his presidency... he could draw a direct line between his administration’s act to send $75.5 million to Puritan to add jobs and bolster production of swabs...”
7/ (And yes, the company had to toss the swabs manufactured at the time of the visit because of risk of contamination — ) https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.necn.com/news/local/maine-company-tosses-coronavirus-swabs-after-trump-visit/2284027/%3famp
But the larger point is this: whatever you think of President Trump, and despite current crappy polls for him, he has the power of incumbency & many smart GOP operatives working hard to get him re-elected using all the levers of the most powerful government in the world.
