I get what you're saying and agree, although, my barometer is POTUS.
My take on this shit show is when they say it had to be this way it really had to be this way. I believe the last 4 years have been rehearsed using Looking Glass thousands of times down to every single min being planned. For whatever reason the way it is going down right now is the only way that works in the end. Blame this on the master of time, not POTUS.