Who Needs a Call From Your Opponent When the Pope Is on the Phone?

WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. ran for president insisting that President Trump was an “aberration” who did not reflect the character or views of the American people. And in his first week as president-elect, Mr. Biden’s remarks and activities suggest an effort to dismiss Mr. Trump further: this time, as a nuisance. As he refuses to concede, Mr. Trump has stoked fear and anxiety among many Americans, and he has plainly slowed critical…