Wagging the Dog

I'm talking about an article Hillary Clinton did where she accused Trump of wagging the dog. I'm not sure if the fight between Hamas and Israel has to do with it or not but do believe there's a meaning behind the reference.

Maybe someone like @montagraph could weigh in.

Hillary Clinton article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2023/10/06/hillary-clinton-suggests-formal-deprogramming-for-maga-extremists-who-still-support-trump/amp/

Wag the Dog and Bill Clinton: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-flashback-wag-dog-foretold-bill-clintons-white-house-scandal-1997-965587/

Egypt claims to have warned Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-intelligence-official-says-israel-ignored-repeated-warnings-of-something-big/

Hunter Biden gun charge dropped: https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-gun-charge-dismiss-prosecutor-indictment-e175a915f76f5ef4f14783be4afc93a6