Early into the Biden presidency, some well-known Trump supporters were already blaming Never Trumpers for the new president’s mistakes. And this was before the recent disasters on foreign soil. Unsurprisingly, the weight of blame has only increased since then. On the other hand, pundits such as Max Boot have even clutched their pearls in reaction to the GOP’s criticism of Biden. In his mind, a GOP that was led by Trump has no credibility left. This unfairly shields Biden from all the guilt.

While partisans bicker and point fingers, the contingent of Never Trumpers who could support neither Trump nor Biden sees culpability on all sides. Part of the reason there is a President Biden is that President Trump opened the door to a Democratic challenger while he was commander in chief. Democrats saw the chance, offered a supposedly inoffensive candidate, and won. But not being Trump isn’t enough to make one competent. The continued words, actions, and policies of the current administration reinforce that fact.

Neither Trump nor Biden have a right to the votes of disaffected individuals, whatever their party affiliation. Yes, their respective candidacies and presidencies won over numerous fans. Those admirers were and are going to stick around, no matter the tweets or foreign policy disasters.