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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump turns the political arena into a wrestling arena.
That's his whole schtick....
He learned it by participation in the WWE world.
Take your pick and see: https://www.google.com/search?q=Trump+and+the+WWF&oq=Trump+and+the+WWF&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDc1MzRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
I read years ago, that wrestling is the #1 watched "sporting event." I'm sure that's where many of his supporters first encountered Trump.
Blustering bombast, verbal assaults against the opponent, chest thumping....basically monkeys throwing poo.
Anyone who encounters him in any context needs to understand this.
Weird.
PSPS
(14,005 posts)Complete with musical bed and menacing deep voice-over. It was ridiculous, but the media just cares about ratings so they can sell ads. OUTRAGE!!!111!! WATCH WHAT HE SAYS TONIGHT!!11! TUNE IN TO WATCH!!!1111!!!1!!
LastDemocratInSC
(3,779 posts)Wrestling and a repetitive stand-up act, it's what he knows. Sad.
roscoeroscoe
(1,537 posts)And is fighting on their own terms.