scott adams, how were my persuasion skills? i guess not quite master persuader level. >> well, i won't judge your master persuasion skills. but if you're looking at president trump's skills, i have a background as a trained hypnotist. i've been studying the ways of persuasion for decades as part of what i do. i noticed early on that he had the full arsenal of persuasion. like i've never seen. probably the strongest talent stack i would call it, a grouping of talents that put together are extra strong. it really was something that i thought was extraordinary and for me it was easy to predict that someone with that much firepower would win over 18 months when all you're trying to do is move maybe 2% of the public during that entire time. >> and you make a very compelling case in the book. but aren't we now entering a new