Maureen Dowd: Donald Trump brings a bitter chill to Washington

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Maureen Dowd: Donald Trump brings a bitter chill to Washington
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Joe Biden’s presidency will be a footnote in the saga of how Trump won the White House again, despite a hail of impeachments, lawsuits, insults and lies

Donald Trump is returning to the White House as a colossus. He has brought Washington to heel, teamed up with Elon Musk and slapped a gold 'Trump' sign on Silicon Valley. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

But what if you are coming to honour a man who tried to overthrow the government and steal an election? A man who riled up his followers to sack the Capitol and then lumbered out of town, a sore loser in a vile humour, skipping the inauguration of his successor? That set the tone for the highchair king’s first term: Reality must take a back seat to ego stroking – or else.

But he will be merely a footnote in the vertiginous saga of how Trump won the White House again, despite a hail of impeachments, lawsuits, insults and lies and an attempted coup that put his vice-president, lawmakers and police in danger.

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