Trump's 'Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30': This is a Trump hit, not a Trump miss

The president is trying to sell something highly unpopular, writes Peggy Drexler .

The idea that kids don’t need that many toys has roots in the thoughts of real, actual parents, she says.

She says the idea is a Trump hit, not a Trump miss, but it's a genius bit of diversionary rhetoric.

American parenthood is an intense encounter with the excesses of the consumer economy, where the acquisition of stuff feels like it’s not in your control, and rarely seems to redound to your benefit.

Trump should have said “stuffies” instead of dolls. It just seems right, even if it's entirely unrealistic in practice.