From Kamala Harris, a master class on how to take down a bully (Philly Inquirer Editorial Board) [View all]

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The bully was beaten.

For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has tormented his foes, demanded sycophancy from his allies, and debased America’s political discourse. He stiff-armed all comers with derisive nicknames from “Little Marco” to “Sleepy Joe” to “Crooked Hillary.”

Trump fired up supporters with racist rants, snappy slogans, and braggadocio about how he alone would fix everything. He turned American policy upside down by attacking allies and sucking up to dictators. And he counterpunched critics of his incompetence and corruption by claiming it was all “fake news.”

But on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris pierced the veil of the Trumpian mystique.
She pulled back the curtain on the Wizard of Odd.

For perhaps the first time, many Americans saw there was nothing there but a deranged, old man.

Harris delivered a master class on how to take down a bully. She pummeled Trump and put him in short pants. And she did it with style and substance.

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