I am not going to sugarcoat it. Ever since Donald Trump entered the political scene people have underestimated how terrible he could be.
His racist smears of then-President Barack Obama gave way to racist smears against others, including a federal judge. His claims of impunity for shooting someone on Fifth Avenue transformed into judicial immunity for crimes committed on Jan. 6. His only rule is that when goes low, he will eventually go lower.
We know the contours of how bad Trump 2.0 will be. Tomorrow we will get our first glimpse of the details. Expect them to be worse, in every respect, than you think possible. They will be both grander and pettier, more bone chilling and more outlandish..
Expect a flood of executive orders, policy announcements and personnel appointments all pointing in the direction of chaos and revenge. There will be healthy doses of self-enrichment and spoils delivered to his friends old and new alike.
