Sure, no president can resist the lure of the legendary Mr. Woodward. Yet, even Mr. Woodward doesn’t escape this political moment unscathed. The renowned journalist is a totem of the Washington establishment. The debate surrounding whether Mr. Woodward should have disclosed Mr. Trump’s admissions earlier, given the pain of the virus and the erratic nature of the president he was covering, is valid. And what responsibility for those deaths is borne by those who enable Mr. Trump’s behavior?

Source: New York Times September 10, 2020 23:00 UTC