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Originally Posted by driveway
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Reading transcripts of Trump is so bizarre. He really just talks and talks without ever getting to a point. Even when the question is simple.
Some particularly weird examples:
1. On the question of promoting democratic values:
" I just think that we have values in our country that we have to promote. We have a country that is in bad shape, it’s in bad condition. You look at our inner cities, our inner cities are a horrible mess. I watched Baltimore, I have many, many friends in Baltimore, we watched what happened."
2. On what he would do for Baltimore (you know, since he brought it up):
"Well, number one, I’d create economic zones. I’d create incentives for companies to move in. I’d work on spirit because the spirit is so low, it’s incredible, the unemployment, you look at unemployment for black youth in this country, African American youth, is 58-59 percent. It’s unthinkable. Unemployment for African Americans – not youth, but African Americans – is very high. And I would create in the inner cities, which is what I really do best, that’s why when I open a building and I show you it’s way ahead of schedule, under budget and everything else—I think it was the Rite Aid store, the store in Baltimore it took them 20 years to get it built, one store, and then it burned down in one night—we have to create incentives for people to love what they are doing, and to make money. "
3. On whether he thinks part of the issue in inner cities is the way black people are treated by law enforcement:
"Well I’ve never really see anything that – you know, I feel very strongly about law enforcement. And, you know, if you look at the riot that took place over the summer, if that were stopped – it all, it mostly took place on the first evening, and if that were stopped on the first evening, you know, you’d have a much nicer city right now, because much of that damage and much of the destruction was done on Evening One."
Seriously, that is some bizarre and meaningless word salad. It's as though he doesn't actually understand any question, but just gloms on to whatever word he recognizes and then riffs on it with some bizarre species of surrealist poetry. Like if you ask for his approach to fiscal policy and the budget, you'll get:
"I once rented a car from Budget. Great company. And that is how we see American values, business values. We have to promote these. And I have a lot of friends who rent cars, and they tell me that we need to revitalize business, and find ways to create incentives for people. I have the best plan, the best incentives..... (and so on and on ad nauseam)"