Donald Trump, much like Napoleon Bonaparte, was "drunk on hubris and narcissism" and found himself on the receiving end of a "historic humbling" after being "outmaneuvered" by his opponent.
That's according to New York Times columnist Charles Blow, who likened both men to "cocksure propagandists" and said both suffered a "staggering miscalculation" — with Trump walking into carefully laid traps set by Vice President Kamala Harris at the debate Tuesday night.
Chief among them: Harris' goading of the MAGA leader over his beloved rallies, and suggesting "bored" attendees leave early. The attack derailed Trump, who went on the defensive and insisted he has "the most incredible rallies."
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"Trump has spent weeks trying to cast Harris as 'crazy,' 'weak' and 'incompetent' with a 'low I.Q.' He has denigrated her so often that he appeared utterly unprepared to face off against a woman who was both shrewd and strategic," Blow wrote.
Blow called Harris' strategy "genius" in that Trump had to chase her all night as she pivoted over and over.
"Trump never made an adjustment. Maybe he couldn’t. Whatever the reason, it led to a disastrous night for him," he wrote.
Blow also sounded the alarm that dictators and adversaries saw a playbook in how to "emotionally manipulate" Trump, courtesy of Harris.
"He may not have met his Waterloo, but he more than met his match," said Blow.
