...the ignorance of the roles of the branches of the government and of a free press in a democracy. (Emphasis added)
On the mark, and very well said, Ira, but I'd say "disdain for" is a more correct description of Trump's attitude.
There is a growing number of "Americans" who don't like the Constitution because it doesn't mesh with their personal agendas, and very unfortunately, one of them has been elected President.
No success, either real or imagined, that Trump can claim can negate his assault on the traditional values that had already made America great long before he decided that its greatness needed to be remade in his image.
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The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire