It means exactly what it says: that I'm sad because many of the Republican chief executives have failed utterly to rise to the occasion, Trump foremost among them.

Many Republicans, on the other hand, have done and are doing a splendid job. In my neighboring state of Ohio, Gov. John Kasich is running a remarkable response to the crisis and in fact he issued a stay-home order before my own Gov. Whitmer (Michigan) did. I felt her order should have come earlier. Mitt Romney, in the Senate, is a figure of great gravity, dignity, and decency. I would have him in the White House in a heartbeat, versus Trump. There are others, too numerous for me to name, who are pulling together at this time as Americans, regardless of party. That's what we need right now.

You can't tar every Republican with the same brush, nor praise every Democrat for simply having a "D" after their name. What of Ocasio-Cortez, who threatened to hold up the relief package because it wasn't perfect to her satisfaction? In these times, especially, the perfect is the enemy of the good. We need action now to save our nation and the millions who are suffering and in fear for their very livelihoods and lives. I stand by my remark as well as by the Constitution. Find me a better.

Although I don't think that's what the phrase is supposed to mean, it's what the practice of it often comes to. Leading to the "Ugly American".