diversion

That includes a continued public insistence that he did not lose the 2020 election, extended rhetorical diversions during rally speeches and last-minute cancellations of media appearances that some have attributed to “exhaustion”.

Baseball, the most American of sports, served as a desperately needed diversion.

It’s a welcome diversion in a place — “town” is too generous a word — that has reverted to hard times.

Last week alone, there were at least 30 threats, resulting in diversions, cancellations and delays.

That path has been a bumpy one for many years, with multiple diversions.