WASHINGTON – It was right around the time that the CNN reporter was doing her standup at the front of the White House briefing room Tuesday afternoon, synopsizing for who-knows-how-many viewers the very grave and very serious standoff between President Trump and the Eagles, that the absurdity of the entire affair began to sink in. The room, by general consensus, was more crowded than usual, and both the temperature and humidity were rising, and in the back, two political reporters had this exchange:
“Is this all about the national anthem thing?”
“Probably a lot of people came for it, and now they’re slumming.