[simpson96]

Author is probably a Trump hater, hence the “jaw dropping” hyperbole.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

the US could face another four years of Republican rule

That was kind of a giveaway, too.

[Ancesthntr]

“Author is probably a Trump hater….”
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Of course this might have dropped another hint: “…meaning the US could face another four years of Republican rule.” Someone even remotely objective doesn’t phrase things like that.