I had not planned to say anything else about Donald Trump’s visit to Yad Vashem, but I cannot resist one final thought.

Here is what the president wrote in the book at one of the world’s most solemn and gripping monuments to the depths of humankind’s cruelty:

“It is a great honor to be here with all of my friends – so amazing + will never forget!”

That’s it. That was the commentary and remembrance offered by the president of the United States of America at a museum dedicated to remembering the Holocaust committed against Jews in Europe prior to and during World War II. Yad Vashem is as grim an exhibit as there is; it is just outside of Jerusalem.

To be candid, the notation from the president might as well have been doodled in a high school yearbook.

Anyone who goes there should be moved to commit something from deep within his or her gut to memorialize that visit.

I get that the president isn’t known for expressing himself in that fashion. He speaks in shallow platitudes. He attaches adjectives such as “amazing,” or “fantastic” to experiences that ought to elicit some expressions that are a bit more profound.

I came away from Yad Vashem in June 2009 barely able to control my emotions after seeing how the Israelis have remembered the unspeakable pain inflicted by the monstrous Nazi regime during the Holocaust.

Is it possible that Donald Trump will be able to grow into the job to which he was elected? I am increasingly certain that it won’t happen. Not … ever!

That is my final word on this particular matter.