Friday's Opinions: Donald Trump and the fitness threshold

Why facts don't matter to Trump's supporters; The Olympics are about corporate money grabs, not fairy tales; What is really motivating the runaway train of Donald Trump?; Trump will leave a lasting stain on Republicans; Think of Obama as a foreign-policy version of Warren Buffett; It's time to make it harder to get dangerous drugs through the mail; The unbearable stench of Trump's B.S.; The problem with generals backing candidates at conventions; What is at stake in Poland matters beyond its borders; The transit union needs to get on board with Metro accountability; The U.S. women's soccer team is playing to win on — and off — the field; Death squads in the Philippines; Happy Hour Roundup; D.C.’s board of ethics needs to weigh in on Vincent Orange; Ryan’s flawed thinking about Trump; This 30-second video is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump; The media should be asking Republicans these questions; The Justice Department throws Kerry and Obama under the bus     Evan Vucci / AP   Charles Krauthammer Donald Trump and the fitness threshold The GOP nominee badly needs to do what outsider Reagan accomplished in 1980: pass the threshold test for acceptability. Read more » Latest Columns   David Ignatius Why facts don't matter to Trump's supporters When challenged, some people cling even more firmly to their misperceptions. Read more »   John Feinstein The Olympics are about corporate money grabs, not fairy tales The 1992 'Dream Team' and sight of Michael Jordan hiding the Reebok logo on his uniform define what the Games have become. Read more »     Michael Gerson What is really motivating the runaway train of Donald Trump? If he continues on his current course for the next three months, Trump will surely derail the GOP. Read more »     Eugene Robinson Trump will leave a lasting stain on Republicans If you tell us such a man should be president, why should the nation ever believe anything else you say? Read more »   Derek Chollet Think of Obama as a foreign-policy version of Warren Buffett The president is not in retreat but playing a strategic 'long game' Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Michael McCaul It's time to make it harder to get dangerous drugs through the mail Congress should give the U.S. Postal Service the same ability to screen packages as FedEx and UPS. Read more »   Fareed Zakaria The unbearable stench of Trump's B.S. It's not a matter of fact vs. fiction: The GOP nominee has lost all touch with reality. Read more »   Don M. Snider The problem with generals backing candidates at conventions There's nothing illegal about it. The broader question is — should they? Read more »   Judy Dempsey What is at stake in Poland matters beyond its borders The European Union raises red flags as the nation tilts to the right and away from the rule of law. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Donald Trump is suffering from mushroom breath Republicans are still hanging on to Trump, even if it kills them He blew the question. The GOP leadership continues to stand behind their endorsements of Trump.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View The transit union needs to get on board with Metro accountability Improving the system's safety culture will take employee buy-in. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The U.S. women's soccer team is playing to win on — and off — the field Even as they play for gold in Rio, team members are pushing back on the pay gap between male and female soccer players. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Death squads in the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte talks of killing drug dealers as a terrifying and fatal vigilantism surges in his nation. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   D.C.’s board of ethics needs to weigh in on Vincent Orange It's up to D.C.'s board of ethics to weigh in on Council member Vincent Orange's blatant conflict of interest. By Colbert I. King  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more » Ryan’s flawed thinking about Trump He's trapped in an intellectual cul-de-sac By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   This 30-second video is absolutely devastating for Donald Trump John McCain refuses to say whether he's comfortable with Trump controlling our nuclear arsenal. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   The media should be asking Republicans these questions It's time to put their feet to the fire. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   The Justice Department throws Kerry and Obama under the bus The Obama administration at war with itself, again. 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