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Another, equally important, is to try to unify the country as far as possible after the rancor of a divisive election campaign.

Once upon a time, it was possible to believe Donald Trump would set aside rancor and lies and be a president for us all.

By the time Trump had glided down his golden escalator to announce his candidacy a year earlier, the nation was accustomed to rancor and sharpening divisions.

In France, particularly, a historical legacy that still causes rancor was the wartime behavior of the wealthy elite.

Invoking “Ted Lasso” nowadays nets mixed reactions, but our first taste of that sugar came back in 2020 when rancor and bitterness defined our existence.