The disciples don’t even need a manual. They just watch and listen and learn from the master.
Told lies to get elected? Padded your resume? Got caught in some sexual indiscretion with someone with whom you should have known better? No problem! Just employ the tried and true Donald Trump Method of Endless Denial.
Seems to be working for him, so why not give it a try yourself, right George? Right Matt? And a variation on the theme is to just be dumber and denser than a bag of hammers.