I agree. the things he gets emotional about are so much less serious than the things he feels powerful about. If he tears up, people back off the subject. I suspect that has a part in why he does it. He doesn't tear up about things he wants to accomplish, just those things he doesn't have power about like things in his past, or how other people's kids have a future, out of his forseeable influence. Or he uses the tears to imply he can't influence it, so don't blame him.
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