The president has no moral core. And, according to his own chief of staff, he’s surrounded by amateurs, opportunists, and drug users.
After the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, allegedly by their son, Donald Trump responded by gloating that Reiner’s death stemmed from his opposition to Trump. The author condemns the post as cruel and narcissistic, arguing there is no evidence the crime was political and that Trump simply wants political violence to be real. The piece portrays this reaction as emblematic of Trump’s moral depravity and criticizes his supporters for excusing it, noting how his rhetoric quickly shifted right-wing discourse from mourning to celebration.