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I agree, and it’s not an accident, it’s about creating plausible deniability so that his base can say “he said X” when really he said Y.

“Stand down and stand by” is a prime example of this.

It rarely seems to have the effect of promoting healthy and respectful discourse. Instead it appears to always inflame.

Luckily his opponents can easily all agree that "go home" means "don't go home".

Given his supporters stayed hours after his statement, I'll assume they had the correct interpretation of intent.