I can't be the only one who feels that the kidnapping conspiracy, and the general atmosphere of unhinged hatred toward Whitmer, is largely about misogyny. It even feels as if the kidnapping had a dimension of sexual assault.

The media is doing us a real disservice by repeating the line that they thought Whitmer's actions were "tyranny." This wasn't political in that sense. It was about a woman telling them what to do, and the need to humiliate that woman and put her in her place through violence.

The president insulting Whitmer afterwards and acting ill-treated because he wasn't thanked personally is the same genre of abuse. "Why don't you thank me for you still being alive? This only shows you deserved it."