Trump says privately that a terror attack could save him and GOP from 2018 election bloodbath: report

Faced with the likelihood of a "blue tsunami" in the 2018 midterm elections, President Donald Trump is holding out hope that terrorists will attack the country, reported the Washington Post on Wednesday.

"In private conversations," said the Post, "Trump has told advisers that he doesn’t think the 2018 election has to be as bad as others are predicting. He has referenced the 2002 midterms, when George W. Bush and Republicans fared better after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, these people said."

Matthew Yglesias at Vox.com wrote, "(T)his is a frightening line of thought for an incumbent president and his team to be entertaining."

"(I)f the president and his top staff are not so concerned with democracy but purely political power, that’s a terrifying proposition," said Yglesias.

If Trump believes that a terror attack will be a boon to his political fortunes, asked Vox, "How hard is he really working to keep the country safe?"