David Remnick: It’s ‘Tragic’ that a Huge Part of the Country Still Supports Trump

SCARBOROUGH I want to ░░░░░░░░ some of these words ░░░░░░░░ we reflect on the ░░░░░░░░ week that showed the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ about executing Chairman of ░░░░░░░░ Joint Chiefs of Staff ░░░░░░░░ entire TV networks and ░░░░░░░░ the brutal assault of ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi You said on ░░░░░░░░ Night The election of ░░░░░░░░ Trump to the presidency ░░░░░░░░ nothing less than a ░░░░░░░░ for the American republic ░░░░░░░░ tragedy for the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ triumph for the forces ░░░░░░░░ home and abroad of ░░░░░░░░ authoritarianism misogyny and racism ░░░░░░░░ and then you said ░░░░░░░░ are inevitably miseries to ░░░░░░░░ and increasingly reactionary Supreme ░░░░░░░░ and embolden right wing ░░░░░░░░ a president who s ░░░░░░░░ for women and minority ░░░░░░░░ liberties and scientific fact ░░░░░░░░ say nothing of simple ░░░░░░░░ has been repeatedly demonstrated ░░░░░░░░ from there was just ░░░░░░░░ open call for violence ░░░░░░░░ what I what I ░░░░░░░░ comfortable saying is a ░░░░░░░░ of fascism And I ░░░░░░░░ wonder as as we ░░░░░░░░ back at the words ░░░░░░░░ look back at the ░░░░░░░░ if if maybe they ░░░░░░░░ actually understated to what ░░░░░░░░ may be facing in ░░░░░░░░ second Trump term REMNICK ░░░░░░░░ I guess part of ░░░░░░░░ things that missing from ░░░░░░░░ prediction or analysis or ░░░░░░░░ you call it were ░░░░░░░░ couple of things One ░░░░░░░░ just the potential criminality ░░░░░░░░ the president himself I ░░░░░░░░ t think we could ░░░░░░░░ anticipated SCARBOROUGH Right REMNICK ░░░░░░░░ s happening now in ░░░░░░░░ York or or the ░░░░░░░░ other criminal cases that ░░░░░░░░ s facing and maybe ░░░░░░░░ tragic I don t ░░░░░░░░ that we could have ░░░░░░░░ that if all these ░░░░░░░░ came about and made ░░░░░░░░ evident that a huge ░░░░░░░░ of the country would ░░░░░░░░ with him To me ░░░░░░░░ might be the most ░░░░░░░░ Right REMNICK difficult thing ░░░░░░░░ face is that I ░░░░░░░░ t know what how ░░░░░░░░ would go about saying ░░░░░░░░ but but certainly he ░░░░░░░░ way ahead in the ░░░░░░░░ race And these are ░░░░░░░░ to to one degree ░░░░░░░░ another know perfectly well ░░░░░░░░ Trump is capable of ░░░░░░░░ he s been charged ░░░░░░░░ how he speaks who ░░░░░░░░ is Has there ever ░░░░░░░░ a more known president ░░░░░░░░ a sense than Donald ░░░░░░░░ a more transparent one ░░░░░░░░ some sense And yet ░░░░░░░░ s ahead by so ░░░░░░░░ points in the Republican ░░░░░░░░ and Joe Biden assuming ░░░░░░░░ he s the nominee ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party does ░░░░░░░░ face an easy race ░░░░░░░░ any stretch of the ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Right REMNICK And ░░░░░░░░ to me is I ░░░░░░░░ not have anticipated that ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian temptation would be ░░░░░░░░ deep and so so ░░░░░░░░