If there is one explanation for Donald Trump’s surprisingly rapid rise in presidential politics it is his fighting spirit. He may not have the late Muhammad Ali’s finesse, but he sees himself as capable of dealing a “knockout” punch to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party in November. That is, of course, the goal of any Republican nominee.
During an interview in his Trump Tower office Monday, I brought up a recent jab by presumptive Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton. She said Trump shouldn’t be trusted with the nuclear codes and that he is so thin-skinned he might start a war if a foreign leader insults him.
Trump said, “She’s … the one who has a terrible temperament … she’s weak … she has a hair trigger, and it’s just the opposite with me. I have a strong temperament, but our country needs a strong temperament. You have people chopping off the heads of Christians and others. … I...