A leader owes his people measured rhetoric that is honest. He owes his country respect for the democratic process and a presumption of its legitimacy.
President Trump, who is not known for measured rhetoric, honesty, or respect, gave a bad speech on election night. He could have easily given a good one had he just taken Mike Pence’s script.
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