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Op-Ed columnist, @nytopinion. Author of The Road to Character, The Social Animal, and Bobos in Paradise.

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    David Brooks‏Verified account @nytdavidbrooks 12 Mar 2020

    I get the sense that this is not only the low point of the Trump presidency but the low point of the American presidency ever. Has any president ever been this overmatched by a crisis?

    5:46 PM - 12 Mar 2020
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      1. Ramesh Ponnuru‏Verified account @RameshPonnuru 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @nytdavidbrooks

        Hoover?

        23 replies 7 retweets 286 likes
      2. Ramesh Ponnuru‏Verified account @RameshPonnuru 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @RameshPonnuru @nytdavidbrooks

        People like to forget it but Madison did let the White House burn down

        38 replies 21 retweets 506 likes
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      1. Brian Smith‏ @bsmittylondon 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @nytdavidbrooks

        Obama had the tan suit thing.

        87 replies 32 retweets 1,511 likes
      2. Sean Gallagher‏ @98Irish 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @bsmittylondon @nytdavidbrooks

        He also took off his jacket in the Oval. Not sure how the market reacted that day, but probably close to today’s action, right?

        17 replies 5 retweets 449 likes
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      1. marybl‏ @marybl62 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @nytdavidbrooks

        Too bad he is taking us all down with him

        4 replies 4 retweets 151 likes
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      1. Adam Davidson‏Verified account @adamdavidson 12 Mar 2020
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        Wilson's coma? Nah.

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      1.  🎸Wayne Harrison 🎸‏ @wayneh0813 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @nytdavidbrooks

        Trump is overmatched by an Etch-a-Sketch.

        28 replies 23 retweets 462 likes
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      1. Sha Sha‏ @francescatututu 12 Mar 2020
        Replying to @nytdavidbrooks

        He focuses on 4 things: Me Money & Me Me & Money Me

        49 replies 30 retweets 500 likes
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