McClellan became commander of the Army of the Potomac in July 1861. In March 1862, McClellan and the Army of the Potomac embarked on the Peninsula campaign. But instead, McClellan dawdled far east of the city, sending hysterical messages to Lincoln insisting that Robert E. Lee had hundreds of thousands of troops. Winfield Scott, who had served the country for over fifty years, was a “perfect imbecile” and a “traitor.” So it’s hard to say whether George McClellan actually outdoes Anthony Fauci in the demented, over-the-top narcissist race (at least he didn’t kill as many people).