With Trump, everything is too little, too late

Over the past week, it has become clear that President Trump is more interested in saving his political future than he is in doing the right thing.

Every single appropriate response Trump has had to last week’s violent display has been too little, too late. He ordered the American flags at the White House to be lowered in honor of the two U.S. Capitol Police officers who died in the wake of the riot, only after facing criticism for not having done so sooner. He waited a full day to denounce the rioters who ransacked the Capitol building in his name. And he conceded the election to President-elect Joe Biden only after members from both political parties threatened to remove him from office.