2 days ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
America Is Losing Sight of Its Political Culture
I'm going to say something old-fashioned. It's a thing we used to say a lot but then we got bored with it or it seemed useless. 'We don't do that.' If we don't say it we'll forget it, so we have to keep it front of mind.
President Trump this week gave a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. It wasn't like a commander in chief addressing the troops, it was more like a Trump rally. The president spoke against a backdrop of dozens of young soldiers who appeared highly enthusiastic. It was as if he was enlisting them to join Team Trump. Presidents always want to convey the impression they have a lot of military support, especially with enlisted men, but the political feel to the event was more overt than in the past. 'You think this crowd would have showed up for Biden?' The audience booed the idea.
