The age of pedantic a-holes is a tiring one.
Gaslighting is the primary weapon Paul Krugman has in his arsenal right now. Not that it is potent, but because he cannot muster even a few grains of credibility. Every bit of this can be laid at the doorstep of Joe Biden and his clueless manner of “managing” crises as they arise, which is pretty much like throwing gasoline on the fire.