At his confirmation hearings for the post of secretary of state he rode roughshod over his interrogators (“No one has a monopoly on virtue, not even you, senator”).
They duly ate, but ignored him; drank and were either rude to his face or talked to one another about him, loudly and offensively, as though he had not been there.
Ms. Pelosi set the stage for the debate, calling the four freshman congresswomen our sisters, and saying Mr. Trump's insults echoed hurtful and offensive remarks he makes every day.
He is also careful not to punch down, backtracking a couple of times during our interview over indiscretions about past productions, usually involving one of his pet hates: directors.
And when Mrs. Lincoln and others spoke harshly of the southern people, Lincoln replied: " Don't criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances" .