As a loyal Trumpublican, Mr. Crawford is, basically, defending a TV personality-showman and castigating the media because it reports the outrageous crazy-talk. Superficially, Mr. Trump stood out when compared to the lackluster slugs who tried to run against him in the primaries. Now Mr. Trump is just solidifying his base. He has no choice but to continue the crazy talk that got him this far. There are no more votes to be gained by moderation. And any notable relaxation of the crazy-talk will reduce the enthusiasm of Mr. Trump's only hope...his base. Mr. Crawford is just trying to tidy up the messy message of Mr. Trump...a dirty and thankless chore of party hacks.