How did Trump happen?

In 2016, America was ripe for plunder by a clinical psychopath. That is someone who was not only adept at executing the political arts in a manner beyond truth and shame but who embodied those qualities....

#DutyToInform https://drvincentgreenwood-89455.medium.com/america-was-ripe-for-plunder-by-a-psychopath-bff8367c7107

Trump's constant lies and disinformation have made the media cesspool worse.

In future, "the reality-based press has to unapologetically stand for something. Otherwise, it’s just a pallid alternative to the excitement of burgeoning lies," says @sulliview https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-disinformation-journalism-next-steps/2020/11/20/6a634378-2ac8-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html

"Mr. Trump has a knack for leveraging the animosities of polarized partisanship to cleave his supporters from sources of credible information and inflame them with vilifying lies... (he) saved his party by weaponizing polarization," writes @willwilkinson. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/opinion/trump-democrats-coronavirus.html