Trump’s plans for a vengeance-filled second term

Earlier this month, TV talk-show host Dr. Phil McGraw asked Donald Trump if he’d declare that revenge “is a race to the bottom and it stops here.”

“I’m okay with that,” Trump replied, but “revenge can be justified, though, I have to be honest, sometimes it can.” And it’s tempting, given “what I’ve been through.” Trump also told Sean Hannity he would “have every right to go after” his opponents.

There is no reason to doubt he means what he has said. Revenge has been a major theme of his reelection campaign.