I spent a lot of time researching the Trump phenomenon, personally watching over a hundred of his speeches to read his reaction speed, facial expressions, gestures, verbal and non-verbal communication patterns, and features of interaction with the public. I have the answers.
* Trump is sincere and stable in his statements. Regardless of the interviewer (the White House press pool, journalists from major publications in private conversations, questions from the audience) and the format (rallies, addresses to the nation, joint press conferences with leaders of other countries, press releases, speeches at solemn or official events, cabinet meetings of the White House, etc.), Trump is always stable reckless with an identical pattern of behavior and rhetoric, only occasionally twisting the degree of idiocy to the maximum (the same Davos), but usually always the same.
*There are no hidden meanings in Trump’s rhetoric – his statements can be read “as is.”Complex speech constructions and multi-vector manipulations require intelligence. Trump is not burdened with it, so his statements are true, reflecting his true intentions, beliefs or desires. He says what he thinks and does what he says, with rare exceptions – in this sense, he is extremely straightforward for a politician.
* Trump is not capable of self-reflection, introspection, correction of mistakes and behavior. It follows that the character tends to get hung up on the same semantic and behavioral spiral.
* Trump is fundamentally untrained. Learning requires great perseverance, concentration, immersion, willpower and motivation. In his youth, Trump had serious learning problems (complete lack of basic fundamental knowledge), and in his old age this problem was seriously aggravated by a bouquet of psychiatric disorders.Trump aggressively despises expertise.
* Trump does not admit mistakes (there is no flexibility) and this will always lead to problems sooner or later, given his lack of intelligence, self-reflection and severe cognitive disorders.
* Trump backs down when he sees a threat to his image and the extent of his “coolness.” He is not interested in the consequences of his actions and is not interested in the problems of the United States. All Trump is interested in is Donald Trump himself and how cool he looks on TV and on the front pages of the media.
If some actions involve uncertainty, prolonged operations, or a complex combination of factors or risks for Trump’s ego, Trump is highly likely to retreat, because Trump’s critical pain point is not to look cool enough, not to be a winner, even if “victories” are mythologized and invented, like the “8 wars that Trump completed.” and other pseudo-economic “successes”.
*Trump’s measure of pressure is limited by his opponent’s willingness to resist. Trump will inevitably devour the victim if the victim allows himself to be devoured, but he is guaranteed to retreat if the “victim” resists. Trump beats and humiliates the weak, but fears and respects the strong.
* Trump’s credo for life from the beginning of the business path to the transition to politics is lawlessness, demonstrative disregard for laws with the right of the strong.
*The tools to achieve the goal are: political fraud and financial fraud, harsh and aggressive attacks on opponents (the very principle of escalating the situation to the limit with absurd threats), bluff, provocations and outright lies.
* Trump’s strong point is the ability to shock and ignite the audience, which is achieved through acting, developed speaking skills and aggressive trolling (threats, insults and humiliations towards opponents) mixed with primitive slogans and concentrated lies.
* Trump is self-sufficient in the sense that no one stands behind him or governs, unlike Biden.
* Trump sees people not as partners or personalities, but as assets or liabilities at the moment.
. Trump has no friends, Trump only has the tools to achieve self-aggrandizement.
