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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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 p๐Ÿ™Š" 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)