Because Trump is working off his own playbook, it isn't possible to know whether he's crazy like a fox or just crazy.
His playbook is drawn from the entertainment world. Obviously, he draws from the reality TV sphere. But some have noted that he also draws from WWE Wrestling. Who would have thought he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013? How Presidential does he look in this clip:
[flash=200,200]https://youtu.be/MMKFIHRpe7I[/flash]
As some commentators have noted, his schtick during the primaries would be well known to WWE fans - hurling insults and giving derogatory nicknames, displays of arrogance, calling on the crowd to hate opponents and groups of people. Some have even suggested that the Cruz non-endorsement speech at the RNC Convention was set up to simulate the atmosphere of a WWE match with Trump walking into the crowd as the hero stealing the limelight. I think it was just a rookie mistake by Trump, but who knows?
I've also been wondering whether he has been using Tom Clancy as his guide to international politics. In Debt of Honour and Executive Orders, Clancy pretty much sidelined NATO and the US's traditional allies and instead had Russia helping the US to defeat Muslim and Asian foes. Jack Ryan has a bromance with a Russian KGB type in the Kremlin that might be the equal of the Trump/Putin bromance.
So strong is the bromance that Stephen Colbert had an unusual answer when asked what would be the one question he'd ask Trump if he came on his show:
[flash=200,200]https://youtu.be/Rxf8-E2v9og[/flash]
His playbook is drawn from the entertainment world. Obviously, he draws from the reality TV sphere. But some have noted that he also draws from WWE Wrestling. Who would have thought he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013? How Presidential does he look in this clip:
[flash=200,200]https://youtu.be/MMKFIHRpe7I[/flash]
As some commentators have noted, his schtick during the primaries would be well known to WWE fans - hurling insults and giving derogatory nicknames, displays of arrogance, calling on the crowd to hate opponents and groups of people. Some have even suggested that the Cruz non-endorsement speech at the RNC Convention was set up to simulate the atmosphere of a WWE match with Trump walking into the crowd as the hero stealing the limelight. I think it was just a rookie mistake by Trump, but who knows?
I've also been wondering whether he has been using Tom Clancy as his guide to international politics. In Debt of Honour and Executive Orders, Clancy pretty much sidelined NATO and the US's traditional allies and instead had Russia helping the US to defeat Muslim and Asian foes. Jack Ryan has a bromance with a Russian KGB type in the Kremlin that might be the equal of the Trump/Putin bromance.
So strong is the bromance that Stephen Colbert had an unusual answer when asked what would be the one question he'd ask Trump if he came on his show:
[flash=200,200]https://youtu.be/Rxf8-E2v9og[/flash]