Trump definitely appears to over-flatter people and overuses superlative terms, to the point where you sometimes wonder whether he is being genuine when he really means it versus whether he is hoping to let those he hopes to manipulate believe that their situation is better than it really is.

I agree.
But before you wipe Trump remember what he has said about the carbon-climate-crap that few others have dared to say.

I'm with you on this one, WDonway. I also voted three times for Trump and one of the reasons was I believed he would be tough on negotiating international deals on behalf of America instead of the decades of one-sided agreements that bleed our wealth. It's painful to see him flatter and inflate the ego of the dictator in such a way. The "Uncle Joe" comparison is a good one. It makes me wonder what's next, selling out Taiwan? As our own Democrat party swings Marxist there is fertile ground for "Uncle Xi" to infiltrate our nation as that party more and more resembles Xi's party in China regarding one party rule and big government over the people. I would like to believe Trump knows exactly who/what Xi is, but sometimes I wonder...

Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.