The Difference Between a Great President and a Terrible One is Empathy

To grasp the full scope of Trump’s historic failure, compare him to FDR

President Franklin D. Roosevelt giving a radio address. Harris & Ewing, Courtesy: Library of Congress

As the impeachment trial in the Senate begins today, the country is grappling with the final weeks of the 45th president. In the days leading up to the inauguration, Donald Trump’s cemented his presidential legacy by inciting a…