We heard it during the GOP primary: “Donald Trump will change after he wins the nomination.” When Trump locked up the Republican nomination in May, we were told a “pivot” to more “presidential” behavior was imminent. (It wasn’t.)
Reluctant Trump backers such as RNC chairman Reince Priebus and House Speaker Paul Ryan hoped that maybe his official coronation at the Republican convention would inspire a change of temperament. (It didn’t.)
You almost feel sorry for them.
Trump’s campaign aides and surrogates also used to make promises about a “pivot,” but seemed to have given up. Can you really blame them?
The past few days have been especially disheartening to anyone who believed, against all evidence to contrary, that Trump could “change” or “pivot” or “evolve” or “get serious” in order to become a more “presidential” candidate.
Some Republican donors are pretty angry after finding out the candidate they’ve been giving money to is Donald Trump.
Even Newt Gingrich is starting to get fed up with Trump’s antics.
Maybe he’ll change and start acting “presidential” when he actually becomes president? To paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, we have to elect him to see what’s in him. Or perhaps we’ve already seen all there is to see.