Whether he woke up or whether he was lying in bed eyes wide open at 5:19 in the morning Donald Trump reached for his phone, tweeted out the ‘disgusting (check out sex tape) Alicia Machado,’ pressed send, and all hell broke loose.

All because Hillary Clinton had said that he’d said Machado, a beauty pageant winner, was overweight.

What dark chord did Hillary touch in Donald Trump to cause him to meltdown just before dawn? Was it vanity? Narcissism? An old fear?

Five hours later Hillary answered Trump, tweeting, Unhinged…and Trump tweeted he’d just proved he’d be awake in the White House when the 3:00am call came.

Last Friday morning at 5:19 Donald Trump had his Howard Dean moment. He melted down. There’s no turning back the clock. No bouncing back.

Of course, that’s a theory. Not a fact. But watch tonight. Tomorrow. And Wednesday. Let’s see if Trump rises. Or spirals downward.