The 9 stages of a Trump statement
| RANK | STEP |
|---|
 | MAKE AN OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT “You’re getting screwed! Folks, the American people are getting screwed and our leaders in Washington are doing nothing. I am going to shoot the bunny. Bigly.” |
 | SURROGATES DENY THAT HE SAID IT, OFFER LAME REINTERPRETATIONS “In a statement, vice presidential candidate Mike Pence clarified, ‘What Mr. Trump is simply saying is that in this election, we need people who are passionate about the bunny dying to stand up and make their voices heard.’” |
 | REPUBLICAN LEADERS DENOUNCE STATEMENT, FURTHER 'DISTANCE' THEMSELVES “A harried Paul Ryan mostly sidestepped the issue with reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, saying, ‘The important thing is that we are working to enact our agenda for the American people,’ adding, ‘The simple fact is that the bunny would be much worse off with Clinton as president.’” |
 | BLAME MEDIA FOR REPORTING IT Tweet from @realdonaldtrump: “Lying media won’t tell the truth about what I said about the bunny. No trust!” |
 | ADMIT SAYING IT (TO SEAN HANNITY) “Sean, I’ve been saying this all along. We don’t win anymore. I’ll shoot that bunny and it will be tremendous.” |
 | HUGH HEWITT TRIES TO LAUNDER THE REMARK “Look, I understand what you meant when you said you would shoot the bunny. What you mean is--” “In the face, Hugh, I’m gonna shoot the bunny right in the face.” |
 | SAY IT'S A JOKE “Come on. Shoot a bunny? Come on.” |
 | ULTIMATELY CLAIM IT WILL HELP HIM IN THE POLLS “People are talking about me shooting the bunny, Wolf. Really, this has been very good for me.” |
 | REPEAT “Folks, the bunnyy must die! |
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