exactly what he aimed for

Google News “US” section June 26th 2020. 4 topics. 4 timed him. Not all positive. That matters less than the exposure. This takes the air out of the room for anybody or anything else. Since not much of substance can come from his administration it leaves the US without any direction or impact. But for him it feels like victory: he minimized everything around him. Dragged the political culture in Washington down to his level.