“He acts like he’s some sort of tough guy. This isn’t a tough guy. The other day he told a protester, ‘I wish I could punch you in the face.’ Donald Trump has never punched anyone in the face, okay? This guy was born into money, inherited $200 million — he’s never punched anyone in the face! He’s not a tough guy!"
Lolol. THAT is true! And it goes right to the heart of Trump's appeal. It is an attack on Trump's character. Stuff like this gets to Trump, strangely, like his 30-year obsession that someone said he had short, stumpy fingers.
If you can get people to laugh at a strongman--that is devastating; it's devastating to them personally and to the aura they have with supporters. I've related this anecdote before: Fidel Castro, Strongman, is supposed to have a really good sense of humor--except when it comes to himself. He and his cronies were sitting around joking, even poking fun at one another, Fidel poking fun at the others, everybody laughing, until someone poked fun at Fidel. Fidel did not laugh.
