The seriously v literally question is fascinating. It was the basis for this recent NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol

The seriously v literally question is fascinating. It was the basis for this recent NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-protests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-pro... And that article references the original piece in The Atlantic that, inadvertently, provided the get-out for what the NYT laments: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-makes-his-case-in-pittsburgh/501335/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/trump-m...