Many have responded to the president's escalations by saying it is wrong and out of touch to judge him based on standards of behavior. The only standard they recognize is that voters perceive these acts being undertaken on their behalf. If they're okay, then it's okay. Now what? https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1340396591161733123

*This is essentially the 5th Avenue Standard. A standard so thoroughly at odds with the founding of the office you could power much of the cold northeast with the turbine energy of its creators spinning in their graves.

5th Avenue Standard referring to the idea that a party leader could shoot someone in the middle of 5th avenue and still retain the support of party members. A standard articulated by candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election.

It is dangerous to define attempts to hold a president accountable as attacks on his supporters because it rewires the role public opinion is supposed to play. Instead of holding a president accountable, the 5th Avenue Satandard offers unlimited escapes. https://johndickerson.com/blog/jefferson-on-a-person-who-assumes-the-public-trust/