I think his initial speech was ok and I use that word deliberately, I think a couple of times in His Presidency his speeches havent been bad especially when he doesn’t go off piste but ultimately we’ve gotten to a place where the bare minimum is held up as greatness or as something to be applauded . Somebody has sent pipe bombs to politicians including the former president and former First Lady it’s not like condemning it is a controversial issue.
As for his rally I haven’t seen much of it yet but I think for him to still talk about civility and the media certainly lacks self awareness. It’s not long ago he’s spoken about liking someone who body slams a journalist, that he could shoot someone and nobody would care , called journalists in attendance “horrible horrendous people “ etc . Words have consequences, you say you’re a writer so you know that . I’ve read on numerous occasions that Trumps rhetoric could or even would lead to something like we’re seeing now so I’m afraid he carry’s some responsibility for it . The divisions must certainly have already been there but it’s been a long time since they’ve seemed this wide and that’s both sad and worrying .
