It apparently has come to pass.

Donald Trump looks to be the Republican nomination for president — or, as the television commentators say with relish, “The PRESUMPTIVE nominee.” They enjoy saying “presumptive” even more than they like tossing around “brokered convention,” which, any talking head will tell you, rolls off the tongue with far more pomposity than “contested convention.”

Anyway, yes: Donald.

Here’s where it gets interesting. To this point, it’s been enough for Trump to relentlessly pound catchphrases like “I’m going to make America great again!” and “The wall will go up and Mexico will pay for it” and “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” Erk! Hold on. Hitler said that last one. But you know what I’m talking about.

Here’s the deal. The campaign starts in earnest now. Trump has to overcome, according to most polls, a huge lead by Hillary Clinton, and as such the same old mottos aren’t going to work. He either has to back off and get more “Republican” — which worked really well for Jeb Bush — or keep the same blustery tone but ramp it up in big fashion. As such, I’ve crafted some new catchphrases to move Trump to the next level. Here are some samples.

1. “Hey, little fat man in North Korea. I’m coming for you!”

2. “That, um, guy who just died from the Supreme Court? I’m gonna get someone really great to replace him!”

3. “Attention Middle East! In five minutes, we start bombing!”

4. “Mexico? BLAM! You’re gone!”

5. “I’ve made billions in real estate. I can flip the White House and get a hundred times what we paid for it!”

6. “I can say with certainty that, when I’m elected, the United States will declare war on Russia, China and Iceland. The former two because they’re simply bad people and Iceland because it’s cold.”

7. “It is with heavy collective heart but ironclad resolve today that the United States declares war on Great Britain. What? I’m not president yet? Oh, well, when I am ...”

8. “Lotta shootings in Chicago. Free guns for those who aren’t armed!”

9. “Africa? Yes, it’s a problem. A big problem.”