> His defenders kept, and keep, using it as an excuse
Genuine request for a source here.
Seconded. I don't recall hearing anyone talk about "the rules based order" until a couple of years ago.
https://time.com/5846321/nixon-trump-law-and-order-history/
(They said law and order, because they couldn't say anti black)
Seconded. I don't recall hearing anyone talk about "the rules based order" until a couple of years ago.