I expect that President Trump would agree with Burke and you on this.  He surely sees himself as a good man who will do significant things to prevent the triumph of evil.

Trump presumably sees the predominant evil of our times as being Islamofascism as led by ISIS. Al Qaeda and Boko Harum which are groups that zealously enjoy going around committing evils not largely seen since Medieval Times.

Why he probably thinks that slitting people`s throats, boiling them in oil, drowning them in vats, raping and pillaging women and girls, driving millions of people from their homes, shooting and bombing and running over folks with trucks, etc., etc. are evils requiring vigorous opposition, deeds not just more words.

Trump may even believe that such heinous crimes are even worse than holding a handful of people up at US airports.

How did he go so wrong in his thinking?

Please set him straight.