WHOOPS! Did WaPo's Philip Bump forget about that whole Barack Obama thing?

Sarah D | 2:00 PM on May 03, 2018

The Washington Post’s Philip Bump has had some pretty hot takes in his day, but this one is pretty special:

The idea of our democracy is that voters can make an informed decision between candidates. Here's what voters didn't know about Trump on Nov. 8, 2016. https://t.co/s6EbK7go4H

— Philip Bump (@pbump) May 2, 2018

Of course Dan Rather is lapping it up:

Pres. Trump likes to talk about "extreme vetting" – well let's just say that standard wasn't applied to Mr. Trump before election day in 2016. Far from it. This helpful rundown has some of the major points. What didn't we know and when didn't we know it?https://t.co/eZHq27soOk

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) May 3, 2018

Shut up, Dan.

You know, it’s getting hard to keep track of the excuses Hillary Clinton has given for why she lost, but this one’s as good as any she’s come up with. Because last time we checked, Donald Trump was an open book. A wide-open book. Did we not know that he was an unapologetic womanizer and adulterer? Did we not know that he changed his policy positions as frequently as he changed his ties? Did we not know that he tended to exaggerate his own wealth, intelligence, and overall greatness?

We’re pretty sure most people knew all these things — and he got elected anyway. Thanks in no small part, by the way, to the media hacks who pulled out all the stops to make sure he was the Republican nominee.

Scratching my head, but pretty sure we knew and know more about Donald Trump—his life, scandals, victories, losses, state of mind—than any other president. https://t.co/RxaJvG7aih

— Matthew Continetti (@continetti) May 3, 2018

Media: We knew nothing about the guy who spent his entire life in the spotlight pic.twitter.com/N6RV0IC2R8

— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizWFB) May 3, 2018