An analyst on Thursday suggested it might be time for President Donald Trump to go.
David Rothkopf, columnist for The Daily Beast, said that Trump's primetime speech Wednesday night was troubling and had the "demented energy of one of Hitler’s Nuremberg rallies." And despite that, his "Adderall-infused rant" was "mercifully short," but it didn't remove the chaos of his current term.
"President Donald Trump had a manic episode on national television Wednesday night during which he projectile vomited lies at a national audience," Rothkopf wrote. "As the spectacle progressed, his volume grew louder, his speed grew faster, and his falsehoods grew more egregious. In fact, it may have set new world records for lunatic, mendacious vapidity."
If Trump weren't commander-in-chief or even a family member, there would be a different approach, the writer explained.
"If you’d otherwise heard an aging relative howling at the moon as Trump did, you would gently remove any sharp implements from their immediate vicinity and start to talk to them about the nice men who would soon be arriving with the butterfly nets," Rothkopf wrote.
"Breaks with reality like we saw Wednesday night usually end with Thorazine drips and soothing elevator music, after all. Admittedly, Trump’s cell will ultimately have to be padded with golden cushioning, and perhaps constructed as an oval to help persuade him he is still president," he added. "Still, just as we should with a senescent great uncle, the American people need to get this guy some help—to keep a close eye on him, and keep him away from nuclear launch codes for, like, ever."