Topping off the list of ways Trump has inflicted damage to our country is making good on his campaign promise to fill the courts with conservative judges. Most people understood this promise to mean judges who were skeptical of environmental regulations, less zealous in the defense of civil rights, and more sensitive to pro-life arguments. …
Theme 15: Stacking the courts with unqualified conservative judges Read More »
From years of attrition of those unwilling to condone Trump’s belligerence and erratic behavior, and hand selection of devoted cronies, wealthy donors, and morally compromised family members, Trump has succeeded in establishing a government that resembles a cult. Those around him are unwaveringly loyal — which former FBI director, James Comey, refused before being let …
Theme 14: Nurturing cult-like behavior through narcissism, nepotism, and corruption Read More »
It is ironic to think about Trump’s campaign slogan, “Drain the Swamp”, which gained notoriety during his bid for presidency four years ago. After cleaning house of Obama appointees (or those who didn’t quit in anticipation of his arrival), Trump has created the most dank, foul-smelling, and pestilential swamp of unqualified workers in a presidential administration …
Theme 13: Creating a swamp government through a cabinet of unqualified misfits Read More »
Long before the coronavirus pandemic, Trump was already on the warpath to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). It was and continues to be part of his obsession to undo anything and everything associated with President Obama, as if his achievements haunted the new president and required him to literally expunge his legacy. Unfortunately, …
Theme 12: Fighting obsessively to undo Obama and eliminate national healthcare Read More »
Besides making the aforementioned 20,000 false and misleading claims since taking office, Trump has done his best — wittingly or unwittingly — to dumb down America like no other president before him. Normally, a president is supposed to represent wisdom, reason, rational thought, and the drive for knowledge, but those are as foreign to Trump …
Theme 11: Propagating falsehoods, ignorance, and anti-intellectualism Read More »
Richard Nixon had a somewhat tumultuous relationship with the press, but nothing comes close to President Trump’s constant barrage of insults, name-calling, rude and dismissive behavior towards the media. With the exception of Fox News, which has as much fed Trump talking points as endorsed his own, those reporting on Donald J. Trump and his …
Theme 10: Attacking the media and democratic norms Read More »
A hallmark of the Trump presidency and of Donald J. Trump, himself, has been a complete and utter lack of character. Gone are the days when Republicans actually cared about such a thing — when “Character Counts” served as an important slogan. Frighteningly illogical, dangerously unhinged, ruthlessly vindictive, and pathologically deceptive, it’s no wonder that …
Theme 9: Demonstrating lack of decency and moral character Read More »
Rather than nurture and feed off of strong relationships with US allies that were built over generations of diplomacy, cooperative trade agreements, and joint military exercises in combat as far back as the two world wars, Trump has approached international relations like everything else — a know-it-all. From day one, he made it clear that …
Theme 8: Alienating our allies while placating dictators and national foes Read More »
One of the hallmarks of the Trump presidency has been an assault on immigration through xenophobia, even though the USA has always been a melting pot of immigrants fleeing persecution and seeking opportunity, willing to work hard towards realizing the American dream. For Trump, however, this strength of American society has paled in comparison to …
Theme 7: Promoting xenophobia within a country of immigrants Read More »
Calling white supremacists “very fine people” after the tragic events at Charlottesville isn’t the only time that Trump has defended the extreme right fringe that should be confronted as not representing our country, but it might be the most notorious. In fact, Trump, himself, has demonstrated bigoted and racist behavior his entire life. For years, …
Theme 6: Providing safe-haven for bigots and racists Read More »