The video is bombastic, even by Mr Trump’s standards. Just consider the title: God Made Trump.

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    10 months ago

    Do you know of any examples of him being eloquent? That would bolster your hypothesis.

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      10 months ago

      There is this video showing Trump’s public speech evolution since the 1980s:

      https://youtu.be/_FLo14GMYos

      He started quite eloquent and on point, then went on adding trick upon trick. I don’t think he’s gone out of character for a long time, as demonstrated by the infamous “grab them by the p🙊” private-ish conversation.

      As a better test of his abilities, I propose you pick any of his speeches and see how many rhetorical devices you can spot:

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_device

      (fair warning: don’t make it a drinking game)