MSNBC: Garry Kasparov Tweets Trump’s Transgender Ban Is an ‘Autocratic Distraction’

BRZEZINSKI: “Does anybody here know who Gary Kasparov is? He’s the Russian chess grandmaster turned political activist who has spent years speaking out against Vladimir Putin. He knows a thing or two about autocrats. And yesterday he wrote on Twitter: 'Autocratic distraction: 'Who do my supporters hate? Who can I get them to hate? How can I make the hated targets angry so they lash out?” He was referring to Donald Trump’s tweets yesterday, seemingly out of the blue, announcing a ban of transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the military. It was, as Kasparov called it, an autocratic distraction, calculated red meat for the President's base, a cynical attempt to ignite a culture war, all to distract from his ongoing betrayal of his attorney general, his failure  in getting a health care bill passed, and the ongoing Russia investigation that is closing in on his own family.”