For Trump, DAESH Better Than CA$H

Good Wednesday, Friends,

The demagoguery has already begun.

It's as if on cue, ISIS (known pejoratively in the Middle East as DAESH) pulled off another horrific attack. This one killed more than 40 people and injured another 239 at Istanbul's main international airport.

Three terrorists shot their way through security and blew themselves up. By all accounts, this was not a typical soft-target attack. It was a brazen gun battle.

As I pointed out in an earlier post, ISIS's goal is to disrupt tourism, the world's largest industry. This is especially painful to economies in countries like Egypt, Turkey, and Israel.

The flag reads, "We're on a suicide mission. We're helping Donald
Trump become President of the United States."

With each jetliner brought down, each hotel bombing, each airport and train station attack, ISIS is chipping away at the number of people willing to leave the safety of their living rooms.

This is a particularly sensitive subject for you know who.

Considering his fortune is largely based on tourism, ISIS is really messing with The Donald's rice bowl.

We saw how proud Nubbs was of his golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeen, Scotland. It was more important for him to talk about Turnberry's amenities than comment on the Brexit vote when the shocking results were breaking.

When he did finally mention Brexit, he focused only on how Britain's exit from the E.U. would help his own profits.

I can't help but believe Trump looks at ISIS the same way, i.e., how ISIS affects his bottom line.

Trump resorts are all over Europe and the Middle East. Every attack means actual dollars fly out of his pocket. And he's notoriously 'careful' with his money.

No wonder Nubbs is so anxious to wipe out ISIS. Ironically, they may just be obliging him.

Each new incident is like depositing millions into Trump's campaign coffers. He's already riling up audiences over yesterday's atrocity and stealing the political narrative yet again.

Hillary made some nebulous statement about international cooperation over the latest egregious incident. But Trump is making the most of it, reinforcing his 'tough guy' image out on the stump,

Every additional move ISIS makes is like money in the bank for candidate Trump in terms of media. Every attack makes it less necessary for him to raise the amount of cash virtually all the experts say he needs to win the general election.

Everything about Trump's campaign has defied conventional wisdom so far, and he spent far less on the primaries than any other serious candidate on either side of the aisle.

ISIS's contribution to The Donald's campaign may be all the political and actual capital Trump needs to sweep into office. Another one or two more frightening attacks, especially if they're on the homeland, and he'll lock it up.

For Trump, DAESH is better than CASH.