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Trump is responsible for this day of infamy in America: Goodwin

The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a man wise in many ways, observed that a bullet has no friends once it leaves the gun. If only President Trump had thought of that before setting in motion the disaster that befell the nation.

The storming of the United States Capitol marks a new day of infamy in American history. It was a horrifying spectacle that makes us look like an ungovernable third world country to our friends and adversaries alike.

The shocking scenes in and outside the Capitol complex were not displays of too-zealous patriotism. They were unpatriotic and unAmerican.

No matter how upset the protestors were over the election, there can be no excuse for violence and forcible trespassing into government offices, including the House and Senate chambers. What started as a legitimate expression of widespread discontent devolved into a riotous mob that destroyed any credible grievance it had.

via nypost.com

Pretty pretty bad.