So, what’s Trump going to be like when he actually becomes president again and is wielding real power, not just running off at the mouth?

Trump has expressed admiration for the dictatorial power wielded by authoritarian leaders such as China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

"While wielding the mallet... a shock in my eye, I have to be hospitalised. Retinal detachment," he would write in a memoir years later.

As newspapermen nationwide wielded “Southland” in rhetorical brawls, Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the new Los Angeles Daily Times, started doing the same.

“Because Mr. Gutstadt was deeply entrenched in every aspect of Ms. Koons’ life, he wielded his control with constant threats to destroy her career,” her suit said.