Joe Klein: “I am a Democrat by default. I can’t be a Republican because of Donald Trump. Donald Trump insults my intelligence. He tells the most blatant and ridiculous lies. He says stupid and cruel things as easy as he breathes. Joe Biden has been an honorable public servant, but he is a politician and part of the job description is to spin—to invent plausible explanations for mistakes made.” “But Biden’s campaign and, sadly, the President himself have wandered into Trumpland this past week: They are insulting our intelligence.