It is hard to navigate the rules of acceptability in public discourse these days, largely because the rules are different depending on who is speaking and what they are speaking about.
For example, Sean Spicer got into trouble when he condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad too strongly. Until last week, the problem with the Trump administration was that it was soft on Assad. After bombing the country, President Trump received accolades from Washington and the media establishment, which were now willing to embrace him as a serious leader who knows how to throw his weight around.
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