No. of Recommendations: 15
“The Constitution does not work if any one branch of the government insists on the exercise of its powers to the extreme,” he wrote. Asked in the interview whether that principle was being tested these days, he said, “I think it’s rather clear that it is.”
He also wrote critically of elected officials who lack “kindness, wit, empathy, dignity” and similar qualities.
“Perhaps those who bring vulgarity to our nation may not have a true psychosis of narcissism,” he wrote, “but by their conduct they display the same elements as those with that affliction — they are so self-important that they enjoy degrading others.”
Asked whether he was thinking of anyone in particular, he said, “I’ll just say, generally, I’m amazed at what I sometimes will hear on television.”
Can't bring himself to say 'Trump'?
