> One can pathologize almost any President and be right. Trying to compare Trump to other presidents isn't useful > Its not led to nuclear war precisely becau

> One can pathologize almost any President and be right. Trying to compare Trump to other presidents isn't useful > Its not led to nuclear war precisely because there exists a command authority and leadership depth in the US (and Russia) that has worked well enough. So far. Not leading to the end of the world does not mean a system is good or has sufficient safety just that it hasn't failed in the time period > Try not to confuse political rhetoric with a lack of self-awareness when judging the current President. There is no need for pathologizing or political rhetoric We know from Woodwards book and plenty of other sources, not from political opponents but people inside the administration exactly how crazy things are