Source: The Dispatch
by Chris Stirewalt
“America has long loved its bad men, some badder than others. Some were real heroes, like the privateers who harassed enemy shipping during the Revolution and the War of 1812. Some were just thugs with good public relations, like Al Capone. And some were mostly works of fiction, like Billy the Kid. So what’s Donald Trump? I’ve thought often of my mother’s soft spot for [John] Dillinger as I watched Republicans close ranks around Trump. These are mostly people who wouldn’t tolerate Trump’s conduct in an employee or neighbor. … Yet with Trump they have found a way not just to excuse the bad behavior, but to turn it into a mark of honor.” (04/23/24)
https://thedispatch.com/article/what-kind-of-desperado-is-donald-trump/