We really do forget how much damage Trump did to democracy abroad because he did so much damage at home. But for four years, the message that strongmen and their supporters got from the United States was strength is all that matters and you can't lose if you refuse to accept it.
And this all comes two years after our own insurrection, just days after the insurrectionists—who remain utterly unrepentant—have taken control of the House and intend to give their ranks of conspiracy theorists and white supremacists plum committee positions.

@RobertMaguire The window to do something meaningful was very narrow -- the first few months of 2021.

But Biden and Dems weren't willing to risk a showdown.

Now it's too late.