I'm a big fan of owning up to reality particularly when people are getting hysterical. Here it is: this narrative that America's political balkanization began with Donald Trump is patently absurd. I wasn't born yesterday. Neither were you.
He made things a lot worse. Trump is like throwing gasoline on a campfire. This is why it was always a mistake for the voters to pick him as a leader. Never thought he was leadership material. He's too irresponsible.