The top political analyst for ABC called President Trump a "weak person's idea of what a strong person is" because he is OK with bullying people and police officers roughing up criminals.

Matthew Dowd, who describes himself as an independent, said on ABC's "This Week" that Trump's comments about how police should treat people they've arrested and his treatment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions shows he has a misguided view of strength.

"Donald Trump has a bizarre view of what it means to be a strong person … in this society, especially a strong man," Dowd said. "To me, Donald Trump and his actions are a weak person's idea of what a strong person is — the way you commit violence, how you act toward others, all of this. His idea of a strong person is bullying people. His idea of a strong police officer is mistreating people that they apprehend.

"To me, it's a much broader sense — he has somehow launched himself back in the 13th century of what he views as a strong person."