The Memo: The pre-Trump 'normal' is gone for good

One big question about former President Trump now has an answer — and it’s an alarming one for his critics.

In the later days of his presidency, his foes debated whether politics would snap back to normal if he lost his bid for a second term.

Some feared he had wrought permanent change on the political landscape. Others viewed his tumultuous presidency as a toxic aberration that might be neutralized soon after he left the White House.

So far, it looks like the first camp got it right.

Trump is almost six...