David Frum: Donald Trump Goes Full Fredo

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32. Glad he mentioned that the Wolff observations about his incompetence and poor

character have been expressed first by others going back to the campaign.

Inscribed indelibly on the public record were the reasons for responsible people to do everything in their power to bar him from the presidency.

We heard a lot of the same stuff from people who knew him well, including 5 of his biographers, before the election and more since. I don't know why the Wolff book needs to stand alone in a vacuum during media discussions. It should be part of an overall discussion that includes endless other sources, including WH insiders, with thorough smart discussion ending in resolution or sense of consensus. There should be no question about what kind of person Trump is...it's all out there. Instead, media and especially RW pundits want the incredibly dangerous issue of an immature, incompetent, compromised president to boil down to Wolff's credibility, the few mistakes in the book, and whether or not Wolff talked with Trump on the phone or in person.

Frum's article is good. Most of what we hear, though, is dumbed down journalism reflecting the anemic state of public discourse that wants ratings over resolution.