“Chinese State Media: We’ll Shoot Down Pelosi’s Plane.” Would Chinese threaten act of war if Trump were in Oval Office? Would Putin have invaded Ukraine if Trump were in Oval Office? No need to speculate, he didn’t.

Middle school kids know weakness encourages bullies. Our administration geniuses don’t know this, or much else. Advanced degrees from Ivy League universities don’t guarantee common sense. If anything, the relation is inverse.