Webster’s defines “poignant” as: a particularly keen expression of loss or regret.
Webster’s defines “keen” as: sharp; insightful.
Like any other human being, Trump will sometimes do the right thing. But he has never said anything poignant in his life. I’m going to pull a quote from the article above:
When asked if the chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhun had crossed a red line, Trump said: “It crossed a lot of lines for me. When you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal – people were shocked to hear what gas it was. That crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line, many, many lines.”
Of course, Trump is expressing the right emotions here. But even when he is saying the right thing, he is still the consummate bullshit artist. It’s the same used-car salesman speak that has become his trademark. Just repeating the same words over and over again. He doesn’t use complete sentences or organize his thoughts. He never makes an argument in an attempt to win people over. He simply reacts instinctively to very base emotions, and then his mouth moves.