TORONTO What will be the legacy of Donald Trump, who has had a remarkable knack for defying predictions, smashing expectations, surviving scandal, misdeeds and incompetence, and achieving what seemed impossible? Heâs been impeached twice and blamed by many, including those inside his party, for an unprecedented violent insurrection at Capitol Hill. Then thereâs his handling of a pandemic that he minimized and politicized as it ravaged the United States, killing close to 398,000 people as of Monday. âI donât think there is much doubt he will go down in history as the worst president ever for how heâs undermined democracy and his failure in COVID-19 response,â said McGill University political science professor Daniel Beland.
TORONTO The legacy of outgoing president Donald Trump is personal for Steve Nardi, who can no longer talk to his father about politics without it immediately escalating into a fight. âI lit a fuse over the phone when I said I was angry about the level of hate unbottled by Trump,â said the Mississauga, Ont. resident, who is originally from New Jersey and is now chair of Democrats Abroad Canada. âThe damage heâs done to families and friendships, itâs never been this way before. You used to disagree and then be able to move on.â Nardi is curious to know what his father, a decorated war veteran, thinks of the Jan. 6 attack by a mob of Trump supporters on the Capitol building as legislators were voting to confirm the election of Joe Biden.