s that other presidents definitely couldn't do and they're really, really important, that's vindication. That's what we saw on day one.

The supporters, we saw it early. Some people saw it because I told you to see it and I helped you see it. But you remember what I said from the very beginning. Did I ever say this man has the best character you've ever seen? Nope. Never said that. Did I say he has the most government experience you've ever seen? Nope. Nope. I never said that. What did I say? What I did say is that I know a little bit about persuasion and I've never seen anybody as persuasive as this person. And I predicted that his persuasion ability would be the defining characteristic. How'd I do?

Remember that was a day one prediction which I never backed off from. No, he's the most persuasive person we've ever seen. We've never seen this. You know, you'll see other persuasive people, but you'll never see this again. This might be a one-off. So, nailed it.

And that became kind of viral. And then just by coincidence, every few months somebody sends around my "how to be a better writer" blog post from I don't know, 20 years ago at this point. And then people are raving about the advice on how to be a better writer, teaches you how to be a, let's say, an economical writer, which works for most things. So it was a weird day for me. I was just sort of multiviral on all these different topics. That was fun.

Kamala Harris was giving a talk yesterday, I guess, and she reminded us that Columbus Day was when the European explorers ushered in a wave of devastation, violence, stealing land, and disease. That's what she had to say about one of our most beloved national holidays.

Now, I totally get it's not like I don't understand that Columbus by modern standards and maybe even by his standards was a bad man. But here's the thing. If that's what's activating your description of him, you don't understand what it means to be a president. If you're a leader in this country,