Donald Trump’s Love Language

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years.

No one hates like President Trump. He hates expansively, ornately, aerobically. He hates in sprawling speeches in the middle of crowds in the middle of the day. He hates in social media expectorations in lonely moments in the dead of night. Most of Trump’s talents are exaggerated or invented, usually by him. They’re his con. Hate is his core, and he’s an undisputed master at it.

But I want to talk about Trump and love. That relationship reveals just as........

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