Trump’s visit to Pittsburgh will make things worse

Finally, we can be sure that whatever speech Trump gives when he visits Pittsburgh, we know that he will return to the White House, pick up his smartphone and begin to tweet, all but erasing the words the speechwriters offered up.

So I am begging the president: Don’t make us go through the charade of taking at best only temporarily sincere sentiments seriously for a few hours. Just for once, remember it’s not about you. Please don’t go, Mr. President. You will simply bring further divisiveness in your wake. You are incapable of doing anything but. Let the people of Pittsburgh — not to mention the rest of us — mourn in peace.