How do we unravel this strange case of Dr Donald and Mr Trump?

There’s the president that reads from the autocue and the one that rails against Democrats on Twitter. Unpicking his real intentions is easier said than done, says Chris Stevenson

The latest mass shooting in America was followed by a recurring problem. How to reconcile President Donald Trump the Twitter character and the man who inhabits the role of healer of the American people.

These moments, when the president is supposed to bring the country together and provide the soothing voice that American citizens need, were a speciality of Barack Obama, with particularly the left-leaning media happy to praise the former inhabitant of the Oval Office for his dignity.

For Mr Trump, the praise comes from the right, with the chief cheerleader being Fox News. But in reality, Trump never looks entirely comfortable when standing at the lectern and giving these addresses and statements from the White House. The words are all right, talking about unity and how white supremacy needs to be defeated, but speechwriters putting words in his mouth always makes them sound forced.