Every day this week,
we have seen a wildly different Donald
address the nation, right?
On Monday we had teleprompter Trump.
Gave a somber speech on Afghanistan.
Then on Tuesday we got freestyle Trump at a rally.
All right? Then Wednesday,
sincere Trump called for national unity.
Three days, three Trumps.
I mean, like, maybe Hillary only has one setting,
but Trump is like one of those Japanese toilets--
he's got too many settings to figure out.
So many settings. So many settings.
You just wind up crying and pooping in the corner--
"I don't know how it works. I don't know."
It's confusing. And, clearly,
the media's having a hard time keeping up.
I-I have whiplash.
It's, like, which president is gonna show up today?
The unleashed president we saw Tuesday, that...
Uh, or the teleprompter president that we saw tonight?
It really has been like a tale of two Trumps.
The president seems to be confused.
We just don't know which President Trump
is going to show up at any particular moment.
Why does he keep going back and forth
and back and forth, though?
REPORTER: "Trump's whiplash:
Three personas in three speeches,
but the same president."
Yeah. (bleep) insane.
There's serious Trump, somber Trump, freestyle Trump.
Personally, I'm waiting for the first appearance
of, uh, reggae Trump.
That's what I'm waiting for. I'm waiting for that.
That's gonna be exciting.
(Jamaican accent): "Me gwan build a wall.
"And Mexico gwan pay for it.
"Blop, blop, blop, blop, blop. Blop.
Bigly. Bigly."
That's what I'm waiting for.
Now-now... although... although people...
although people would like to believe...
would like to believe that Donald Trump switches every day
because he's not in control, I think it's the opposite.
This is not a bug of Donald Trump.
It's a feature.
He's in full control of which persona shows up.
He told us about it this morning.
He tweeted, "The fake news is now complaining
"about my different types of back-to-back speeches.
"Well, there was Afghanistan (somber),
"the big rally... (enthusiastic, dynamic and fun)
"and the American Legion
(respectful and strong)."
And is it just me, or does it feel like
Trump is modeling his personalities for us, you know?
This is Afghan Trump-- somber.
Rally Trump-- enthusiastic, dynamic and fun.
American Legion Trump-- respectful and strong.
(cheering, applause)
And, now... and, now, look, look, look, don't get me wrong,
don't get me wrong-- all politicians... all politicians
adjust their performance for different crowds, right?
Uh, Obama speaks differently in a black or a white crowd.
Bush spoke differently to farmers and bankers.
Ted Cruz speaks differently to people
than the pile of human heads in his basement
that he says are his friends. It always happens.
But Trump is different.
When he talks to different audiences--
even within just a few days--
he doesn't just tweak his style, he changes his message.
We cannot remain a force for peace in the world
if we are not at peace with each other.
The only people giving a platform
to these hate groups
is the media itself and the fake news.
The Washington Post is terrible.
The Democrats have no ideas.
Barack Obama never said
"it took place because of radical Islamic terrorists."
He never said that.
We are... people.
We are people who love.
We are people with heart.
We are people who adore.
We are people that are great.
Wow. Wow.
Those messages change like the Bible.
On one page, it's a message of peace and love.
The next page, "Burn it all to the ground!
Revelations!"
Here's the thing, here's the thing,
Trump's swings are only surprising
if you expect Trump to actually be president.
But Donald Trump isn't a president.
He's just playing one on TV.
And-and don't get me wrong, this is not my theory.
It's what he tweeted this morning,
and it's what he said he'd due...
he said he'd do during the campaign.
When I'm in a room talking, you're one way.
When I'm out here talking to you people, I got to be different.
Presidential's easy.
You know what presidential is? I walk on.
-Here's what... -(laughter)
(cheering and applause)
Ladies and gentlemen of Waterbury...
(laughter)
...it is a great honor to be with you this morning.
(laughter)
See? Listen to that audience.
They loved it. They loved it then, and they love it now.
Because Trump is simply exploiting something
that we've all known about politics,
half of it is performance.
But what Donald Trump either doesn't get
or doesn't care about is that the other half
is governance, right?
When most politicians perform, it's a means to an end.
You get the crowd on your side so that you can govern.
Trump only wants to govern
so that he can have the crowd on his side.
And not believing anything really frees Trump up
to act differently, depending on the situation.
It's acting, you know?
It's just like Denzel Washington.
He can be a lawyer or a pilot or a football coach.
Trump can be a statesman, a demagogue,
or a stand-up comedian. He can choose, all right?
And-and, look, I know it's confusing,
because Trump is playing all these characters
at the same time in the same presidency,
which would be a lot like Denzel Washington playing all his roles
in the same movie, you know?
Now he's, like... he's, like, flying drugs
in an upside-down plane while coaching players,
shouting out, "King Kong ain't got (bleep) on these fences!"
(laughs a la Denzel)
It would be weird.
But-but, look, d... (sighs)
don't think of Donald Trump as America's worst president.
Right? Think of him as the Academy Award winner
for Best Actor in a Presidency.
That's all it is.