I’m relieved he conceded. That’s as much credit as he deserves.

He was impeached. But then he was acquitted by Republicans.

Thank you for being the one to say it.

I think most people know “just following orders” refers to Nazis. It’s a meme in the oldest sense: a shared cultural memory. It’s literally referred to as “the Nuremberg defense”.

No way. A strong response against COVID would have been an easy win.

Remember at the beginning of COVID, when Trump was asked “What do you say to Americans who are scared?” A softball question so soft that it would melt in a cup of hot chocolate. Literally any president ever would have a historic soundbite as an answer. George W. Bush would have sounded like the most presidential motherfucker you’ve ever heard.

Trump said: “I say you’re a terrible reporter.”

So I think Trump’s response to COVID was uniquely disastrous to him on every level. The fact that anyone ever took him seriously will continue to be a national and historical embarrassment.