“How Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth…”

King Lear pic.twitter.com/anp8LjWBoK

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 10, 2022

Except Lear was a tragic hero.

Trump is just a sociopath.

This is how Trump has described his hand picked team:
Attorney Gen Barr: “Weak & frightened”
Sec State Tillerson: “Dumb as a rock”
Defense Sec Mattis: “World’s most overrated general”
Chief of Staff Kelly: “Unable to handle the pressure”
Joint Chief Milley: “Fucking Idiot” https://t.co/Upy1o3jTik

— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) June 10, 2022

And this really bears repeating:

In 1864, Lincoln understood that he would likely lose his reelection bid. In anticipation, he wrote a memo detailing the importance of one of our most basic democratic principles: the peaceful transfer of power.

This precedent stood for 220 years— until Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/Nz7ip78jhM

— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) June 10, 2022

This does, too:

It meant so much that Rep. @BennieGThompson said this. Because for many Black people this is the context in which we hear the denials, the shadings of truth, the gaslighting and the perfidy. Just know that. We know something about this country. We are appalled, but not surprised. https://t.co/seQotDNfqB

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 10, 2022