David French calls President Trump’s apparent decision to cut ties with Steve Bannon “one of the best decisions of his presidency.” That’s because Bannon has promoted the alt-right, tried to move conservatism in the direction of a “destructive nationalist-populist ideology,” and kept better people from rising in influence in the White House and the country. Ok. But let’s not pretend that Trump has cut ties with Bannon for any of those reasons. Trump is angry because–to cite the most prominent provocation–Bannon condemned his son for thinking “it was a good idea to meet with a foreign government inside Trump Tower” rather than calling the FBI about the invitation. While Bannon’s “treasonous” language was hyperbolic–naturally–his judgment was correct.

And speaking of judgment, if Bannon is the incompetent lunatic Trump is now making him out to be, what does that say about the person who hired him, twice, for top positions?