The guy is an idiot. And that is not my opinion that is Powell's. Powell suggested in another email that even critical coverage of Trump didn't really work: "To go on and call him an idiot just emboldens him." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/14/here-are-the-juiciest-colin-powell-comments-about-trump-and-clinton-from-his-leaked-emails/