Because the swamp had critical mass in the senate who has the power to deny any nomination. He could spend his whole time fighting that or he could pick someone he thought he could maneuver into doing some kind of decent job. He had to do the super hardcore, gamer no deaths playthrough of “pick your battles” during his first term.
Vindicated means a charge or judgment against you was proven false. Lying about said vindication does not make it untrue. In case that somehow wasn’t clear, believing that politicians lying somehow warps reality into making a whole new truth is what is ‘tarded.
Really breaking my heart to read the page updates from his wife. The latest is she thinks they aren’t giving him his medication for blood pressure.
EDIT: This has been posted before, but I wanted this family to have more exposure.
Crusades were in response to Islamic raping of Europe. Try again.