Donald Trump should not be the president for an instant longer. But removing him now could cause more problems than it solves.
Trump was never fit for the job, and from the outset he has done damage to the nation, the Republican Party, and the conservative movement by his presence at the head of each. But since the election, he has taken a darker turn. For four years, Trump at least was constrained and often checked by fellow the need to work together with Republicans to achieve their common political goals. For all of his flaws of character, Trump did not get where he is in life without the instincts of self-preservation to cut deals. But the loss of the election, and the bleeding of Republican support for his efforts to contest its outcome as those have become more desperate, seems to have unhinged Trump. His worst instincts, always on display, have come to the fore: his disregard for truth, his addiction to conspiracy theories, his tendency to personalize all disputes, his inability to place anything above his own personal interests, and his inability or unwillingness to control his own emotions. Since November 3, he has displayed little interest in the fortunes of his party, and even less in the performance of his job.
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