Trump Widens the Breach

John Dickerson: “When the country confronts something as horrible as the Reiners’ killing, it is destabilizing. When the victim is someone we feel we knew or whose work helped us know ourselves, the moment may be more so. These breaches present leaders with an opportunity to stay quiet. Let the poets and the priests and rabbis take over. Leave room for the fan whose perfect tribute captures the nation…”

“What was not called for—in the moment, in the psychology handbook, or in the traditions of the American presidency—was Donald Trump’s response.”

NOTUS: “A wise man sometimes says nothing.”