Two years ago, Donald Trump live-tweeted the Oscars.

He thought that the Ellen Degeneres-hosted show was boring and terrible and that he would do a better job. We’ve come so far as a nation.

two years ago... pic.twitter.com/3d6txRPvTG
— Colin Campbell (@BKcolin) February 29, 2016

Alex Shephard

Alex Shephard is senior editor of The New Republic, where he has covered politics and culture since 2015. His work has also appeared in New York, GQ, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other publications.