Trump's Hyperbolic Claims: Unpacking His 'War-Ending' Rhetoric

Yes, I mean, I think the thing about Trump is, he's so hyperbolic, right? If you compare him to say W. Bush in uh the election of 2000, he had mumbled a couple of things, "I think we should have a more humble foreign policy." In fact, at the end of the sentence was, "That way they'll accept us more easily when we intervene in their countries." That's actually all he ever meant by that. But anyway, he mumbled something about being humble. And people liked that and they preferred that to the adventurism of the Mad Bomber Bill Clinton and his successor Al Gore, or, you know, designated successor Al Gore. It was one of the reasons people voted for Bush. But then, September 11th happened and then he changed his whole doctrine around, "Oh, we cannot let dangers gather." Oh, great. So now he can do whatever he wants on that. Um, with Donald Trump, he got up there and beat his chest like Godzilla, or I mean, pardon me, King Kong hanging off the side of the Empire State Building, going, "I am the greatest peacemaker in the history of anyone who ever ended conflict anywhere." And ...