Donald Trump, having spent decades in the public eye as an entertainer, may not understand what the nuclear triad is, or what America's 'first use' nuclear policy is, or why starting a trade war would be a disaster. But he does understand storytelling, the power of a clear narrative, and the importance of stirring emotion.

For Trump, the story is everything. There is no real plan to defeat the villains that Trump tees up, of course.

For thousands of years, humans have used the art of storytelling to motivate and persuade.

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