MSNBC analyst Steve Schmidt posted a bizarre rant on Twitter after actor Will Smith violently assaulted Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, saying the attack explains “how Trump happened.”

“The Oscars have demonstrated the power of group psychology. The room is a hermetically sealed bubble where all mores can be eradicated in a second. Do you want to understand how Trump happened? Watch the Oscars and the crowd reaction. The pull to belong is very powerful,” he explained.

“The pull to conform to what is happening around you is a powerful tide. Applause for assault in a tuxedo in California is the same as applause for assault while wearing a red hat in Alabama. That was a crime. There was no virtue attached to it. None whatsoever,” posted Schmidt.