Trump the Heel

A good way to cope with our crazy world is just admit that you have very little control over anything. Also helpful is thinking that everything is scripted and staged, like pro wrestling.

Did Donald Trump succeed in his hostile takeover of the Republican Party? Well, that's like asking if Trump really conducted a hostile takeover of Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment.

Yes and no. Trump's story arc is not yet complete.

Trump now plays the role of the heel, the one who takes cheap shots and hits below the belt. It's not "dignified," and it's hard to defend him sometimes. Especially when he calls Mika Brzezinski "Low IQ."

He also called her, crazy, and said that she was, bleeding from a face-lift.

Trump has insulted Mika's honor, called her stupid, and implied that Joe Scarborough's woman is a shop-worn kook who needed a new face.

This is a real alpha move by Trump. This is Trump asking, Who Bitch Is This?

He's responding to Mika's constant mocking, like this morning's teensy hands swipe, which she delivered with a squeaky voice.

Trump responded by saying to Joe, hey, control your woman or I will perform a dominance display on your ass.

I don't know that Scarborough has any room to maneuver here. He can't threaten the President, or challenge him to a duel. So how does he avenge the slight to Mika's honor?

Chivalrous displays from elsewhere in the media will demonstrate that a woman's honor is worthy of defending, but what will Joe do?

We've already seen that Melania is willing to defend her husband. She said that, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back 10 times harder.

What I wouldn't give to see Melania and Mika brawl in real life, that is, in a carefully scripted and staged WWE event.