True, it was not very flattering, but calling it “name calling” seemed, well, wrong. I am disappointed that he decided to behave as predicted instead of, oh, say, proving he didn’t have a chip on his shoulder.
I do question your equivalency of authoritarians on both sides, though. My experience has been that Will Rogers’ old quip still holds true: “I don’t belong to an organised party, I am a Democrat.” Not to deny that there are authoritarians amongst the Democrats, but they are much fewer as Democratic supporters take perverse pride in questioning authority. That has been my observation, at least.
