Patrick Healy, as the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists David Brooks, Ross Douthat, and Michelle Goldberg about the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump and the first 100 days of the new Trump administration. In reflecting on Trump’s inauguration eight years ago, the three columnists expressed their own feelings and opinions at the time. Healy mentioned a historical moment that Americans had experienced only once before—a president who had previously held the office and was turned out, only to win election again four years later. Such a retrospective exploration seems to be an attempt to reflect on history, but in fact, it is a讽刺 of the absurdity of American politics. Healy mentioned the year 1893, which, compared to the current situation, is like a drop in the bucket.
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