My boomer father has realized his mistake voting for Trump

My father who is now a retired police officer (43 years served) who loudly and proudly voted for trump "ignorantly" because he believes in "law and order." And that "Biden is a crook." For pardoning Dr. Fauci and Hunter to protect them from trump.

I've talked to him before about Jan 6 and he tried to wash it over as a "mob think" took over that most misunderstood trump fanning the flames of insurrection with a few bad actors taking advantage of everyone else.

I try to respect my father and try to see him as a person with good intentions. We watched the news together as trump pardoned every insurrectionist including the most violent and malicious offenders (as everyone with two braincells to rub together could see coming) and he looked over at me and was pale as a ghost as he realized the implications of what trump has done today.

He said to me "What have I done? I've given the presidency to a tyrant. I've fucked up... this isn't what I voted for." And I replied to him "this is exactly what you voted for, we have freedom of choice but not freedom of consequences." Echoing the saying i heard all growing up from him. He went silent for a long time thinking after that.

I know I shouldn't feel smug about this but I can't help it and it's actually nothing in the great scheme of things. I really hope we can mitigate as much damage to our country to try and save it.