I harken back to the times when a comment milder than this would be a media storm and ruin a political career.

Ahh 2015. The sands of time and all that.

This dumbass has made enough carrier ending faux-pas and declarations as to disgrace a dozen or so Congresses worth of politicians, and yet here we are. The desensitization is complete, he can just flatly announce his intention of ending democracy in the middle of an incoherent tirade, and people will cheer.

It really helps understanding how past autocrats got into power.