Opinion | A Foul Fireside Chat

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Just as President Barack Obama did in his transition meeting with Trump in 2016, Biden had to sit there and be gracious while he contemplated all his accomplishments going down the drain at the hands of a man he has total contempt for.
70% : Trump told The New York Post afterward that after the "slog" of the campaign, the two combatants really enjoyed seeing each other.
59% : Trump can play it smooth or rough, depending on whether you're willing to knuckle under.
48% : And it's hard not to imagine that a frisson of satisfaction must have crossed Biden's mind as he welcomed Trump back, because, in his view, it ratified his contention that he was the only one who could have beaten Trump.
32% : Partly that was because of Covid, and partly it was because Trump was busy throwing monkey wrenches into the transition and desperately devising scenarios to purloin the election.
30% : This ritualistic tableau did not take place the last time these two transitioned, when Biden took over from Trump.
18% : He promised a smooth transition but was crueler to President Biden during the campaign than I've ever seen a presidential candidate be to anyone: Trump made fun of how Biden looked at the beach, how he was aging and his sad mental lapse at their debate, calling him "mentally impaired."

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