Our national attention span is so short and the pace of events so frenetic that it’s nearly impossible to step back and take stock of the moment.
Our national attention span is so short and the pace of events so frenetic that it’s nearly impossible to step back and take stock of the moment.
Trump handled the beginning of an impeachment inquiry with his usual aplomb. In a period of about 96 hours, Trump
- called for the execution of the whistleblower and the administration officials that corroborated their account;
- referred to six members of Congress as “savages”—the six members Trump chose were two Jews and four women of color which wasn’t a coincidence.
- suggested a second civil war would be an appropriate response to impeachment;4
- posted eighteen tweets5 in five minutes attacking the weekend anchor of Fox & Friends for having the audacity to ask a barely tough question of one of Trump’s defenders6
- said that the Democratic chair of the Intelligence Committee should be arrested for treason, which happens to be a crime punishable by death; and
- reportedly committed another crime by agreeing to back off legislation to mandate background checks for gun sales in exchange for the National Rifle Association contributing to his legal and political defense.7
