- [observation on the Helsinki meeting with Vladimir Putin, July 17, 2018] Much of the rest of the world saw Trump's performance on Monday as further confirmation of something they figured out a while ago: the White House is occupied by a determined international wrecker, a person who may have hidden obligations to Moscow.
- [on Michael Cohen] Since Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer was thrust on the national stage earlier this year when federal agents raided his home, his hotel room and his office, it's been difficult to know what to make of him. Does he know things that could get the President in serious political or legal trouble? Or is he merely a bit-player in the mash-up of 'Goodfellas' and 'House of Cards' that the United States currently has for a government?
- [on President Trump, June 3, 2020] If anything, the isolation and pressures of the Oval Office might further warp his ego and exaggerate his dictatorial tendencies. Surrounded by yes-men, he could well be tempted to try to expand his powers, especially when things go wrong, as they inevitably do at some point in any Presidency.
- [observation, January 2021] After four years of watching experienced Republicans prostrating themselves before Trump, it is easy to become inured to the sight, pitiful as it is. But rejecting the duly certified results of a Presidential election goes far beyond everyday bowing and scraping.
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