... nor do I excuse it or make excuses for him.
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Your entire posting was about making excuses for Trump.
I responded that he was incorrect, has a character flaw, and that I didn't think it's that awful. That's not an excuse, it's pretty much telling it like it is, and adding an opinion about how bad or not bad it is.
If you choose to believe that it IS AWFUL, then we disagree, but I excused nothing ... or if you still think I did ... explain it, don't just say 'you excused it' with nothing to back up your accusation.