Oh, how the rules have changed for presidential behavior.
The New York Times has published a fascinating list of do’s and don’ts that have been tossed asunder by Donald John Trump and his band of Trumpkins.
I think my favorite item now allowed for the president, but which would have been grounds for impeachment by any predecessor is the shortest one: lie.
Yet that’s what we’re getting from the 45th president of the United States. An endless string of lies.
Take a moment to scan them on the link I’ve just posted.
I hope you’re as amazed as I am.
As the Times notes: “It wasn’t so long ago that Republicans in Congress cared about how a president comported himself in office. They cared a lot! The president is, after all, commander in chief of the armed forces, steward of the most powerful nation on earth, role model for America’s children — and he should act at all times with the dignity his station demands. It’s not O.K. to behave in a manner that demeans the office and embarrasses the country.”
But, hey, he “tells it like it is.”