Trump Will Gladly Do the Jitterbug on Your Grave

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years.

There are many signs of President Trump’s deterioration, but on one front he has indisputably grown sharper and faster.

He’s at his peak when maligning the dead.

He used to be more shambolic about it. After John McCain’s death in August 2018, the aspersions that Trump cast on the Arizona senator were feeble and fitful, with Trump’s summary judgment — “I never was a fan” — coming more than six months later. That statement was as........

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