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Say What You Want, Donald Trump Is Brilliant
Donald Trump has turned himself into a mirror for his fans’ needs and wants
Former President Donald Trump is a lot of things. As a New Yorker, for my entire life, he has been a part of my consciousness. I remember being a child when he left Ivana for Marla and the New York Post ran that famous headline, “Best Sex of My Life.” I went to my dad and asked, “Why is this man’s love life in the news all the time? Why do we need to know this?”
So, my opinion of the man had been pretty much baked in the cake forever. Therefore, the realization I had today about why his supporters love him so much was surprising. I always thought Trump was like Reagan in that people see in him what they want to see. But Trump has done something more amazing that becoming like Reagan. Trump has turned himself into the perfect mirror. When people look at him, they see themselves. They see their hopes, dreams, fears, hatreds. They see someone who is willing to talk to them in a language they get, about topics they care about (even if he is the one who told them to care about those things), and fight for them.