Excelent article Eric.
One thing for sure our Donald is not a builder. There is benefit in destroying when you have plans to rebuild and replace with something better. Unfortunately, Donald has no interest in the latter (no aptitude a possble explanation). His debate performance was no real surprise as it was a synopsis of his presidency -- he tears things down. You could even say destroying a debate was small potatoes compared with what else.
Eric, what are we to do with the 100 million or so disgruntles Trumpers? I always thought it enormous value for everyone having exchanges of students, living, studying and working internationally -- no limits, as many as we could posssibly organize. Today, I think the program is warranted nationally. Get the Cotton's to billet a Schumer grand kid and AOC a member of the McConnell tribe -- and expand from there. We have to try something.