Michael D'Antonio is author of the book, "Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" (St. Martin's Press). Should Trump make the speech he promised, we must expect the President to make things worse. The President's ways have, in fact, established the climate of rage, paranoia and inhibition that forms the backdrop of the terrible week past. Trump has played with Soros paranoia before, but the fact that he did it at the White House after a bomb was found at Soros' home showed the depth of his depravity. The dark energy that moves people to indulge hateful fantasies about the "other" is something that has animated Trump for decades.

Source: CNN October 29, 2018 18:51 UTC