Introduction to Part 4

I loathe Donald J. Trump. I not only voted against him twice; I opposed much of what his administration did—or attempted to do—once in office. Needless to say, I thoroughly condemn his conduct after Election Day 2020 (including on January 6, 2001) in the strongest possible terms. (I do applaud his administration's initiation of the Abraham Accords in the Middle East, its championing of school choice, and some other measures).

During the early days of the Trump administration, I published a long limerick, reproduced here, that mocked the President, his character, and some of his actions. I later published some pieces criticizing the Trump administration on a number of policy issues, including its severe limita¬tion on the number of refugees to be admitted and its efforts to implement some of its most controversial policies by declaring national emergencies. I wrote a favorable assessment of the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Trump administration's travel ban, although I opposed the ban as a policy matter. Finally, I published another article excoriating Trump for crudely and cruelly defaming TV commentator Joe Scarborough and a private citi¬zen, Lori Klausutis, whose story had been featured on the “Morning Joe” show.

Limerick*