I've got it now. It took a while, but, finally, the insight of Lindsey Graham and Tom Cotton on the method in Donald Trump's meaninglessness got through.
It goes this way: Talk is cheap, but Trump's talking carries a further discount. So, relax and enjoy the added savings of low-cost noise for the sake of noise.
The lesson we all must learn, you see, is that Trump's best supporters--such as the senators Graham and Cotton--understand that he says wild and dangerous things from a mixture of megalomania, delusion, hyperbole and simple dishonesty, but that few wild and dangerous repercussions occurred during his presidency. We need to learn to excuse his rants, recognizing the hollowness or toothlessness.
Think about it this way: He said wild and dangerous things for four years as president and we're still alive.
