'Trump represents the smashing of an idea of innocence'

Something was smashed beyond repair in the United States this week. Not the glass ceiling that would have seen the first woman in the White House, but rather the all-but-sacred idea of what it is to be a US president.

For citizens of the United States and all who admire her throughout the world, the occupant of the Oval Office is the embodiment of all that is best. Regardless of party affiliation and the petty...