What Actually Happened Is All But Meaningless To History

In our post-truth world, there is virtually no relationship whatsoever between what a president did and what he’s remembered for.  It could be said that this started with Reagan, the “Teflon president.”

It will be interesting to see what happens with Trump.  This could take years, perhaps a decade, to finally come to an equilibrium.

I use the word “equilibrium” rather than “determination,” because there is bound to be an everlasting disagreement on his merits.  Regardless of the outcome of the legal actions taken against him, there will always remain a balance between those who saw him as a) a great patriot who bravely drained the political swamp, who was ruthlessly and unfairly attacked by the liberal media, and b) an adept, though sociopathic conman.