I wasn't worried about Trump jokingly referring to himself at one point later as 'the chosen one' and such. More, I tend (I'm older) to notice how writers tell us their interpretations, and I discount those interpretations. And then, when the quote seems to matter (some matter quite a bit), then I seek out the full context/video/tweet to get all he meant, more exactly. The thing is...even then, some of what he says is very troubling if one is favoring him, and concerning if one cares about him as a soul. I was especially troubled way back in early 2016, when he did the hyperbole about shooting someone on 5th avenue as an example. I got it it's hyperbole, and that was not the problem. The problem for that moment is the connotations, of his choice of words, in full context, taken in exactly the flavor and meaning in which he meant the words, without anyone spinning them.
Consider a different choice of wording: "I could drop someone's kid in the river and not lose voters." This would not be a problem at all -- it would refer to making an accidental mistake.
But this wording is chilling, because I get the real connotation, without any other person in the world trying to spin it in any manner, and hearing it in full context, exactly as it was meant.
Exactly as it is, with zero spin, and total full context:
Do you agree? -- first he tells the listeners things they love to hear....and then....
