By the time you read this, presumptive GOP nominee and anthropomorphic zeppelin disaster Donald Trump will be a handful of days into the three-week deadline imposed by Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) to “fix” his campaign, or else ... what, exactly? That’s the thing. There is no “or else.” Unless you believe the GOP can pull off some sort of convention heist, Corker’s demand is a toothless one.

Here’s the thing: Even if Trump were a soulful, honey-tongued angel of decorum -- heck, even if he weren't the sort of person who thinks that an unfolding national tragedy is an apt time to wrongheadedly gloat -- there would still be a lot to “fix” in such a short time.

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Editor's note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims -- 1.6 billion members of an entire religion -- from entering the U.S.