Harlan Coben, Columnist

A Crowd-Pleaser's Theory of Donald Trump

He's clowning, not calculating.

August 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC

Harlan Coben is the author of the international bestsellers "Live Wire," "Caught," "Long Lost" and "Hold Tight." His first young adult novel, "Shelter," was published in fall of 2011.

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Think Donald Trump has some grand scheme behind his outbursts? Think his rhetoric is carefully thought out to produce a certain reaction? Think he meticulously plans each call for his followers to take up arms?

Sorry, no. There is no strategy here, folks.