@izzythepush,
Quote:It also says something about his audience, that's the sort of thing that impresses them.
Oh, yes indeed.
And it is the same sort of technique that Trump uses with his base which has a significant overlap with this guy's audience.
Bullies, authoritarians and sociopaths almost always promote a notion of their own dangerousness to others. And there are those who think this a good thing - "that's my kind of leader"