LateNight Sighting: Trump Spotted With Mysterious Item

The real power of the scene lies in what we choose to do with uncertainty. We can turn it into ammunition, filling in motives and plots that suit our fears, or we can pause and admit what we don’t know. Demanding records, dates, and names is less dramatic than sharing a viral clip, but it is the only way to keep fiction from hardening into memory, and rumor from becoming our version of history.