Perhaps this puts me in some sort of conspiracy loonie camp, but Trump is them, they are him. The fact that any well-read, intelligent human participates in the Reality Show that is American politics this late in the lifecycle of empire is beyond baffling for me. This is George Carlin's big club you are not in. The lizard clown politicians take money from their corporate benefactors from one hand whilst dripping honey with false promises into the ignorant electorates ears with the other. Afterwards they all attend the same social circles, hire the same intellectuals into the cabinet ranks (from the same corporations), and trigger the midwits with divide and conquer politics all while making millions at jobs that pay thousands. Wake up humans, you are the target of a multigenerational game. Take control of your own life, liberty, wealth and happiness.