Wall Street Journal (May 27)
“We don’t write this with any expectation that Mr. Trump will stop” smearing people and promoting far-fetched conspiracy theories. “His latest accusation against MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is ugly even for him.” By suggesting the TV host was somehow complicit in what by all accounts was a natural death, “Mr. Trump is debasing his office, and he’s hurting the country in doing so.”
Tags: Accusation, Conspiracy theories, Debasing, Expectation, MSNBC, Scarborough, Smearing, Trump
Wall Street Journal (March 17)
“‘Clearly the president was wrong’” with his accusation accusing former president Barak Obama of tapping his phone. While the White House press secretary stubbornly defends Trump’s accusation, “Mr. Trump would be wiser to say he fired the tweet in anger and walk it back. An apology can be good for the soul—and a Presidency.”
Tags: Accusation, Anger, Apology, Obama, Phone, President, Tap, U.S., White House