Aye maybe, but it surely just demoralizes people, and honestly must just push independents away.
Like Trump is not a particularly rational actor. But it seems odd to me. He seemed v relaxed on Rogan.
Trump's a businessman first and foremost mate, in a controlled environment he comes across massively different then when he's free forming it.
Was talking about it the other day with a student who'd watched the Rogan thing (I haven't btw) and discussing this very thing.
You stick a live audience in front of him - completely different version you'll see, same as if he's going off script.
Theres definitely a degree of paranoia about him, given how he's been gone after since leaving office I could understand that, but in truth I think that's always been part of his character
He's actually a very bad public speaker compared to a natural one, apparently it comes across well to lots though, but certainly doesn't come across presidential at all (Harris doesn't either imo)
Disliked Reagan a lot, but he had genuine charisma, Kennedy was unarguably the single most charismatic politician in the TV era, not sure where it all went in politics over there as none of the current lot seems particularly personable