Let’s start today’s newsletter with a brief news quiz.
Who said this, in reference to the clearing of protests on Columbia University’s campus last week?
“The police came in. In exactly two hours, everything was over. It was a beautiful thing to watch.”
And who said this, in reference to the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?
“It was a beautiful day.”
The answer in both cases, of course, is former President Donald Trump, who is wielding self-serving and frequently inaccurate stories about both events as tools in his...
Continue reading...Who said this, in reference to the clearing of protests on Columbia University’s campus last week?
“The police came in. In exactly two hours, everything was over. It was a beautiful thing to watch.”
And who said this, in reference to the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?
“It was a beautiful day.”
The answer in both cases, of course, is former President Donald Trump, who is wielding self-serving and frequently inaccurate stories about both events as tools in his...