Actually, I have to disagree with one thing you said about Reagan: he was not particularly good with press conferences. He often had to be corrected the next day. And, of course, Reagan had years of experience in Hollywood, working for GE, SAG, etc., to hone his speaking skills. Trump is fairly new to this political stuff.
Yes, come to think of it, I remember some of that.
They were so intent on tripping him up and catching a mistake - just like with Trump.
The difference is that when the Democrats make mistakes they don’t have to be corrected the next day.
honing his “scripted” speaking skills