The Fluffernutter Theory of Trump

By Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer; Mr. Stephens is an Opinion columnist.

Frank Bruni: You’re a lover and master of language, Bret, so I’m thinking that you might not mind if I begin our chat this week by shouting out a shepherd’s pie of words — a porridge of prose — as extraordinary as any that I have ever been served. I promise there’s a point.

Bret Stephens: Has James Patterson published another novel? Is Mike Pence writing erotic fiction?

Frank: Alas, Bret, we owe our thanks to........

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