Now the nation faces a new worry -- abdication. In effect, Donald Trump has announced that he has abdicated, having no longer any wish to serve. Trump is himself a lifelong apprentice, first desperately vying for the acceptance of his martinet father, and later, the nation. And now we have the worst of all possible worlds: an abdication that leaves some 327 million Americans in limbo. The problem is that Trump, in his own inimitable way, has created a most imperfect vacuum for the nation.
Source: CNN May 27, 2019 18:45 UTC