Originally Posted by Ki

You're under the assumption that this wasn't Trumps plan all along. He knows he's screwing people with the way he's speaking but he does it because he knows people will praise him for it. His out of the box, extreme commentary throughout his speeches has for some reason made an impact on people, and he's continuing to feed off it.

He knew people would cling to his extremist attitude, so he went for it, and now he's the nominee for the Republican presidency.