Trump can horrify us, annoy us, embarrass us — but he cannot shock us

It's shocking when good people do bad things, not when bad people do bad things

President Trump.
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No one was surprised when President Trump called Stormy Daniels "Horseface" on Twitter. After all, this is the man who called Hillary Clinton "a nasty woman," Arianna Huffington "a dog," Bette Midler "an extremely unattractive woman," and Rosie O'Donnell a "disgusting pig" with a "fat, ugly face."

The only shocking thing about Trump's "Horseface" tweet was how unshocking it was. We know he sleeps with porn stars, disparages women's looks, and can't spell "horse face" properly. We know we're supposed to be shocked by these things, but it's hard to remain shocked when you're shocked all the time — not just daily, but hourly. It's shocking when good people do bad things, not when bad people do bad things.

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Windsor Mann

Windsor Mann is the editor of The Quotable Hitchens: From Alcohol to Zionism.