Yes, Trump is Actually More Insane Than Even His Fiercest Critics Feared
The history of this moment is still in the making
The peaceful transition of power has been a hallmark of American democracy since the nation’s founding. Even the most bitter of rivals — John Adams and Thomas Jefferson — committed to the peaceful transition of power despite their differences, and set a precedent necessary for the survival of the American political system. We saw the first breakdown and flagrant rejection of this tradition with the presidency of Donald Trump. For the first time in our nation’s history, a president and his staunchest allies held a rally in which they encouraged and fanned the flames of an attack on the American government itself, so that their chosen candidate could remain in power. For the first time in our nation’s history, a president was impeached for inciting an insurrection against our own government. The magnitude of this moment will be analyzed for decades and centuries to come, and even now, living so close to the event, it’s hard to have historical perspective on how this event has and will shape American politics.
After losing the election, it became pretty clear that Donald Trump had gone off the deep end. His own cabinet contemplated removing him from office by invoking the 25th amendment, and social media companies…
