Especially the "thug" schtick and vocabulary, and the incomplete sentences.

and on and on.

One thing he is certainly not - presidential.

And another - legitimate.

I'm reminded of a passage from a documentary series about WWII.

The speaker was a German who was not a Hitler supporter, about how Hitler handled his speaking gigs. What he said, paraphrased, was:

"For the first 10 minutes or so, Hitler was a terrible speaker. He had to warm up to the crowd, get the feel of what they wanted to hear, and sort of feel his way through. After he got the feel of the crowd, he became quite effective at stirring up the emotions and the crowd would react with enthusiasm and energy. And even though he was not a Hitler supporter, he could feel the energy and even feel a desire to jump in and share it."

I've seen this in Trump. While speaking, he'll throw out some outlandish comment. If the crowd responds, he will repeat it, often several times until the crowd starts chanting it. If it really clicks, it becomes a campaign slogan. Trump fancies himself a good public speaker, but he cannot pull that off in a non-supportive environment. It's very mob style "leadership" and is more reminiscent of WWE rallies than any sane gatherings.

Due to trump

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divisiveness. If he is forced to say anything serious at all he turns into a blithering idiot.

seen the contents before. He puts the emphasis on the wrong words in a sentence, in a way which indicates he doesn't know what the end of the sentence says before he gets there. It's like a school kid reading someone else's homework assignment aloud. Except for his age, that's exactly what it is, actually.

And neither do I.