The Oval Office has seen pettiness before, and it has seen venality, but it has never seen anything like Trump. President Trump's gleeful response to the firing of Andrew McCabe raises questions about the motivation behind the senior FBI official's ouster. Last week, Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — from an office held by Jefferson, Madison and Monroe — by means of a tweet. If Trump does try to fire Mueller, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should get much of the blame. The Trump presidency will keep going from bad to worse, and it is our responsibility to use our votes to make it stop.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2018 23:58 UTC