Attendees spoke of Trump as if he had won a great battle at Butler and gone on to win the wider war. His supporters at the rally took on the mantle of soldiers, ready to join him in the campaign. It comes as little surprise, given Trump’s plea to the crowd sounded like a war call and urged his supporters to “Fight! Fight! Fight!”

When a firework boomed in the distance as President Trump addressed supporters in Iowa earlier this month, the popping sound triggered something in the president’s mind. “It’s only fireworks, I