Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was raked over the coals on Friday by MSNBC columnist Michael A. Cohen, for his recent proclamation on social media that “When Donald Trump was president, America was safe, strong, and prosperous.” “This is a bit like asking Mary Todd Lincoln, ‘Other than that, how was the play?'” wrote Cohen. The trouble is, “For those of us who were sentient in 2020 and remember the final months of Trump’s presidency, Cotton is leaving out something rather important — the coronavirus pandemic.” “In 2020, the US economy contracted by 3.5 percent, the largest decline since after World Wa…