I THINK WE’RE AS WEAK AS WE’VE EVER BEEN AS A COUNTRY, AT LEAST IN A LONG TIME, BECAUSE OUR LEADERSHIP IS SO
MISGUIDED. THERE’S A LACK OF HUMILITY, A LACK OF DIGNITY, A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD, A LACK OF
EMBRACING OTHER PERSPECTIVES. A BELLIGERENCE.
THERE WAS A SENSE OF DECENCY, THAT PEOPLE WERE WATCHING, THAT WE WANTED OUR POLITICS TO EMBODY A CERTAIN
DIGNITY, REGARDLESS OF POLICY, AND REGARDLESS EVEN OF CORRUPTION.
AND I DON’T THINK THAT IT’S ALL TRUMP’S FAULT. I THINK IT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE TRUMP: THE FORCES IN SOCIAL MEDIA,
THE FORCES IN OUR COUNTRY, THE DIVISION.
(TRUMP) DEFINITELY HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO GAIN AND TO CONSOLIDATE POWER. AND HE’S USING IT TO DRIVE
A WEDGE BETWEEN ALL OF US. HE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO’S DONE THAT, BUT HE’S THE PRESIDENT.
