get some comfort by knowing that a majority of viewers see through the press shenanigans, and pick up on body language, “reasonableness” of reaction, suggestions of honesty and competence, calm under pressure and other intangibles. Trump does well under pressure. Every time I have seen him come across as evasive, it has been because he misunderstood the question or the point of the question.
I think he does well just by coming across as a “fair fighter” who doesn’t lose sight of the stakes and issues when he diverts into the mud to defend his honor.