#Trump often acts from a paternalistic mindset.
There's a trope of a father threatening, Do x or I'll do it for you, as in, Shut your mouth or I'll shut it for you.
Well I think Trump gets this one backwards.
His latest rhetoric seems to be, Open the straight or I'll close it for you!
Siiiigh
I really do think he sees himself as something like a father to all, someone to give everybody advice and take care of everybody and end all the suffering and all of the other stuff.
He's just a really bad father though.