Trump never developed passed preconventional moral reasoning seen in children

He isn't some political genius, he has the brain of a spoiled brat and never developed beyond that. For example when Trump says "People are saying....". Pundits will act like this is very skilled. Honestly, I don't think this is skilled and calculated political maneuvering at all. Many grade school kids use this. It's an instinctual way to make it sound like you have a lot of support for an idea when you don't. Ever heard your son say "But Jimmy's parents say it's alright." Any kid has this skill at a very young age it's nothing to be amazed about. In fact it really shows how shallow Trump is. When a kid is insecure and trying to make his case he will say something like this out of a primeval, childish instinct. It's still on the level of preconventional moral reasoning and certainly not an example of political skill except for stupid people.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/teachereducationx92x1/chapter/kohlbergs-stages-of-moral-development/

Also, when he makes up names for people, is another example of this, like "Little Marco". This isn't something he thought deep and hard about as to how he could win over the masses at all. It's just Trump saying shit a teenage bully would say and then you have political pundits acting astonished at his political "skills". I remember Scott Adams being just AMAZED at Trump's political "skills". (see video below). Adams was completely full of shit on an epic level. Trump literally says what a 2nd grader would say and gets away with it because he inherited billions and so people have this illusion Trump is smart and authentic, when he has always been a complete fool with the brain of a child. Another example is how he values things the same way a little kid does. For example, bigger is better, having a lot is better etc. Again, in the stages of human development this is preconventional reasoning, like my dad is stronger than your dad type thinking. I don't think Trump ever developed abstract moral reasoning. He has the brain of a child. Scott Adams and anyone who is amazed with Trump's political skills is a fucking joke! Adams wasn't even duped by Trump either because Trump isn't thinking on some super deep level. Again, it's like Adams thinking a teenage bully is brilliant because that is literally as developed as Trump's brain ever became.

Give a bratty, bully teenager who sucks at school billions, then make him look old and you have Trump and his cult following. It doesn't go any deeper than that.