David Pakman

What about the fact that Trump is gripping the lectern like his life depends on it or the fact that Trump is using a teleprompter, which he said only lame presidents use?

Aren't you going to mention any of those things?

I'm not going to mention any of those.

I guess I just did.

But it is impossible not to notice that when Donald Trump says Norway has lost so credible, that is not English.

I stopped eight wars.

Norway has lost so credible.

I stopped eight wars.

OK, that is not normal speech.

Those speech patterns are extraordinarily disturbing and concerning.

But what is arguably even more concerning

is that Donald Trump is not ashamed of committing crimes.

Donald Trump gleefully lets us in on a little secret.

If I call it a war, I'm supposed to get authorization from Congress.

So I call it a military operation.

Trump is admitting what we all know, which is that he doesn't give a damn about the law.

And he knows he's breaking as a leader.

Something like that.

Isn't that cutesy?

Very demure, very cutesy, joking around about the fact that he knows he's breaking the law.