He’s taught them well. Post-verdict, a “very innocent” Donald Trump, back infesting the campaign trail, finished second in the Attention-Whore Index last week (27.6 percent), and the only people to outpoll him were his protégés, that aggregate of shameless toadies—Republican politicians, billionaire donors, MAGA head cases, and Trump-family members—who, as the Enablers, topped the voting with 33.2 percent. Third place went to Jennifer Lopez on the strength of her numerous and very public setbacks (22.4 percent).
It’s worth noting once again just how tough this competition has become. Hunter Biden, Tucker Carlson, and Rishi Sunak all had good (which is to say bad) weeks, presenting for our consideration an impressive buffet of criminal trials, inane ravings, and impolitic political instincts—yet none could break out of the single digits.
