There is an entire, large, separate universe that is caught in this now. In the short term, at least, we'll need to figure out a way to maintain a republic in this condition.Denial of the blatantly obvious that does not comport with the prescribed ideological dogma and vilification of all who adhere to the empirical reality is no way to go through life.
I think we're still trying to accurately and fully understand the situation. Then the work begins. I have absolutely no idea what that looks like.