

America won’t course-correct until it is forced to do so.
The political establishment is so totally insulated in a media bubble that there’s no way to reach them, internal pressures can be safely ignored. Only external pressure can change this country now.
Saying so once would have been fine. If he’s OK with the Safety Friend and she wanted to pay her own way then there’s no conflict.
But saying so twice? That’s some insecurity right there, and it would have me reconsidering even if I was desperate both for a free meal and to get laid.