Not even Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters would deny that he has often disregarded norms of political behavior—from the derisive nicknames he uses to diminish political rivals to ill-advised tweets such as the one suggesting we delay the election. These are impossible to ignore, not least because when they happen the entire press and political establishment talk of nothing else for days. So let us stipulate that the president is a serial norm breaker, and it’s perfectly fair to call him out on it. But Mr. Trump’s foes...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 07, 2020 22:30 UTC