Trump seems to be dominating the news cycle just like he did in the primaries.
And like other events this weekend, I predict it'll be a lot of wind being blown around, but not much real damage.
“There is no bad publicity”
Maybe there is, or maybe not. One thing for sure, name recognition for The Donald probably is higher than ANY candidate for the office of US President EVER, and that includes incumbents running for re-election.
Remember, force of nature. Nobody recalls the wimps, and whispering campaigns are useless if the person being whispered to has no idea what is being discussed.
What Trump’s strategy should be - stay on message, do not be sidetracked with personal attacks and gotchas. When a question is directed at Trump, do not answer the moderators, or Herself, or even the person in the audience who supposedly “just happened” to think up the question. Direct the reply through the microphone, looking full into the camera, and either ignore interruptions, or do not respond to them. Talk DIRECTLY to the TV viewers.
Turning a stoic face carved of stone to the moderators, Herself and the studio audience also conveys a secondary nonverbal message to the viewing TV audience. No winces, no grimaces, and no “tells” that the relentless criticism is “getting to” Trump’s psyche.