Let’s take a quick look at President Donald Trump’s cuckoo-bananas week thus far.

After fighting tooth and nail to prevent it, Trump signed a bill to release the government’s files on his longtime pal and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, then followed that signature with a bonkers 390-word rant on social media, which I’ll quote in full in a moment.

Then, perhaps in an effort to distract from the Epstein scandal, Trump posted threats calling for the hanging of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video encouraging soldiers to uphold their oaths to the Constitution. The video accurately reminded soldiers and intelligence officers that they can refuse illegal orders. Trump responded to this by posting: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

Trying to draw attention away from your involvement with a man who died in jail awaiting child sex trafficking charges by reposting comments about your political opponents like “HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD” is not normal presidential behavior. In the past, it would’ve been impeachable behavior.

Look, a lot of things are happening around Trump right now, none of them good, most of them a stark reminder that this is the guy Republicans reelected to run the country.

On Nov. 18, the president lavishly welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. That’s the same Saudi prince who, according to U.S. intelligence officials during........

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