Tim O’Brien: “Trump wants to pretend the system is stacked against him because he knows he’s in danger of losing, perhaps badly. In 2016, his claims of a rigged election reached a crescendo when polls suggested he would lose. It can’t be his fault, and he can’t be a failure, if everything and everyone around him conspires against him. I suspect Trump is also aware that if he is forced to exit the White House and lose its protections, he’s more vulnerable to fraud investigations that imperil him and his children. It’s likely that has him on edge, too.”
“So expect Trump to remain in overdrive, seeding the waters with tumult. But don’t let him scare you. Take a cue from the mourners on the steps of the Supreme Court who greeted his appearance at Ginsburg’s casket on Thursday with loud chants of ‘vote him out.’ One way to discipline toddlers who can’t control what they say and do — especially when they’re trying to ravage democracy — is to give them a very long timeout.”