Trump Walks Softly

But he carries a big stick, and he uses it to mercilessly beat the media over the head. Every time Trump says the word "torture", the media goes ballistic and Trump gets TV coverage for a week. He talks about torture, and hires people pledged not to carry it out.

Trump regularly tells the world that Mexico will pay for the wall. Media pundants go wild every time, and they talk about Trump's Follies for another week. In the meantime, each time Mexico objects, one more US manufacturer in Mexico shuts down and begins paying taxes in the US. Mexico has long since paid for the wall in forfeited taxes, and that's before Trump's proposed 20% tax on manufactured products coming from Mexico.

It's a Win-Win for Donald Trump. He makes fools of the media and gets unlimited publicity while he's at it.