The Donald is one of those people who is exceptionally good at what he鈥檚 good at.
And that鈥檚 it.
At everything else, he鈥檚 mediocre, at best.
Donald Trump鈥檚 genius is market placement, the ability to know what people want when they want it, even when they don鈥檛 know themselves yet that they want it.
Even when they know they鈥檙e going to despise themselves for wanting it.
That鈥檚 why his businesses have succeeded so spectacularly, or failed so miserably, and not really anything in between. When he hits the mark, he hits it square on the nose.
When he misses... well, then it鈥檚 time to leave the wounded behind and take aim at something else.
It鈥檚 that ability to target an easy kill, for instance, that makes his reality shows click.
Donald Trump is the carney barker who can draw you into the tent to see the wild man from Borneo, the bearded fat lady, and the three-headed calf, when you only went to the circus to ride the ferris wheel and maybe eat some cotton candy.
Once the door flaps have closed behind you, you鈥檙e on your own. Your dollar is in his pocket, and there鈥檚 no percentage in spending more time and effort on you.
It鈥檚 the people around him 鈥� the Bannons and the Spicers and the Conways 鈥� who keep you from tugging at the fat lady鈥檚 beard even after you have noticed that two of the skulls of three-headed calf skeleton 鈥� not the living calf you thought you were promised 鈥� don鈥檛 match up with the spine.
By the time you get to the wild man, you鈥檙e either so exasperated or so enthralled that you simply don鈥檛 care anymore that the guy has an actors union card and obviously doesn鈥檛 even know where Borneo is.
You may even consider yourself lucky to have been part of the spectacle before the authorities closed the show.
And maybe you鈥檒l be first in line when barker Trump sets up a new tent over at the next circus.
Those are the alternative facts of Trump鈥檚 Muslim travel ban... er, I mean, his temporary suspension of entry privileges for people from seven countries that just happen to be predominately Muslim.
Indeed, after a few 鈥渟o-called judges鈥� shut him down, instead of fixing his act, Trump has vowed to simply set up a new tent.
The show must go on.
