Scott Lucas: Trump loaded the gun, but America fired it. Will we recover from the injury?

We will now have days of navel-gazing by much of the US media, writes Scott Lucas

Supporters cheer as results come in for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday. Photo: AP/Jeff Roberson

In January 2021, America dodged a bullet.

On November 5, 2024, it put the gun to its head and pulled the trigger.