If there is one thing that Donald Trump wants us to know about him, it is that he is a strong man. He swaggers and stomps. He sticks out his chin and his chest, and waves his arms. He uses harsh language, and appear to mean it. It is all designed to give comfort to those who see him as the indispensable bulwark against change and evil outside forces. It frequently works.
Capriciousness, mindless bluster, and bullying are not, in reality, evidence of strength, but it can be difficult to sell that to the electorate. What we need for the undecideds is visual proof of his feebleness and cowardice. Fortunately, we now have both.
Barr’s admission that Trump was led to safety in the White House bunker and the tape of Trump walking slowly and gingerly down the ramp at West Point are gifts from God to Biden. One hopes they will feature prominently in his commercials. They will hit the man on golf cart precisely where it hurts.