President Trump’s brazen corruption is both a source and symptom of a terrible sickness in our political system.

From his days in real estate to his epic lawbreaking as president, Trump has always acted as if he can just ignore rules that apply to everyone else.

It was bad enough in his first term. But after Trump-friendly Supreme Court justices decided the courts could not hold him accountable for breaking the law while in office, he has put the grifting pedal to the metal. And he’s not bothering to hide it.

It is a sad sign of how disillusioned and cynical many Americans have become that they view this trait as something to be admired — “shamelessness is [Trump’s] superpower.”

Just as toxic, or maybe even more so, is the shameful behavior of Republican elected officials, pundits and other Trump allies who ignore or justify the spectacle of Trump and his family enriching themselves at the same time his actions will make it harder for millions of Americans to care for their own families.

Just as people have come to expect — and some to accept — that Trump will lie about anything, many Americans view self-enrichment as part of the Trump package. They’re willing to ignore it if they embrace the rest of his agenda or just enjoy watching him “own the libs.”

But the latest gigantic grift may be too much for even some Trump supporters to swallow.

I’m talking about the $400 million ultra-luxury jet that Trump wants to accept as a gift from the government of Qatar.

Trump believes he deserves, at all times, to be surrounded by gold and swaddled in luxury. He apparently thinks that........

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