Ds are really nervous and it's getting hard to lie (to themselves) and justify (again, to themselves) all this. World leaders are not dumb. They see and hear what's going on. They have inside sources. . They know weakness when they see it. So do American voters who have half a brain. I don't blame the WH for this. They all are who they are. I blame those who know better and still lie to everyone. What does it matter because the big guy isn't running things anyway I suppose.