In other words, Mr. Trump’s effort smacked of a too-late, too-lame apology to an ex who has long since moved on. Mr. Trump has proved himself, again and again, a grand master of delivering famous last words. If anything, Mr. Trump seems to be tempting fate on a daily basis since he himself became infected. He already boasted a long rap sheet of “unfortunate remarks,” all readily captured and spread via video, Twitter, TikTok and wherever else famous last words get immortalized these days. “We have it totally under control,” Mr. Trump said in January on CNBC, an opening salvo of denial that would soon be hung around his neck.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2020 23:03 UTC