The ludicrous things Trump says. His total lack of awareness of other minds. Normal people know it’s not clever to say idiotic things out loud in public, let alone to the New York Times.

Whether he’s trying to make the country Whiter

TRUMP: No, I just want people that love our country. It’s very simple. I want people that love our country. I want people that respect our country, respect the laws of our country, and I want people that can embrace our country.

(The reporters pointed out that the only refugees currently allowed to enter the country are White South Africans.)

TRUMP: Well, I haven’t seen that. I mean, I certainly haven’t seen that. But over the years, it’s been very much the opposite of that. Very, very much the opposite of that. People are coming into our country. Nobody’s doing it based on race.

He hasn’t seen that – it’s his doing. He did that.

(The reporters said the pollsters warn Trump isn’t doing enough to convince the young voters he is addressing the economy.)

TRUMP: I don’t know. I think, I think I can tell you I’m very popular. This just came out, from TikTok. It came out just recently that Donald Trump was No. 1 on TikTok and the most popular person. You can have these. I don’t think you’ll use it.

Reader: they used it.

Whether he is interested in retribution on his political foes

TRUMP: No, well, it’s not retribution. But it should be retribution.

Sharp as a tack.

On $2,000 tariff rebate checks he promised to most Americans

TRUMP: I did do that? When did I do that?

Oops.