I don’t know which is worse for our country: that Donald Trump was elected for the second time as president or that nearly half the voters actually wanted him in office.
Democrats are scratching their collective heads wondering what went wrong. You had a bright, energetic and experienced candidate in Kamala Harris facing off against a known liar, cheat, convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and con artist who, during his first term, demonstrated ghastly incompetence when having to face the threat of a worldwide pandemic.
Were it not for the slowness of Attorney General Merrick Garland in initiating an investigation of Trump’s role in attempting to overturn a free and fair election, the outcome could have been different. But the timid hesitation from said Garland allowed Trump’s legal team to stall and effectively run out the clock.
Trump will never face punishment for his post-2020 election shenanigans. The U.S. Supreme Court saw to that as they gave Trump, of all people, blanket immunity from whatever heretofore crimes he has or will commit in the future as long as they fall under the vague term “official acts.”
Regardless of Trump’s numerous character flaws and the qualifications of a person of color who had been derided for having a funny laugh, voters sought a change that would, in their view, fix the economy as Trump promised. The inflation stemming from the post-pandemic recovery legislation, supply line issues and energy unevenness, was too much to overcome, and Harris didn’t distance herself from Biden’s policies going forward. People who voted for Trump in 2016 and then Biden in 2020 reverted back to Trump in 2024 in all quarters of the country.
They will likely experience regrets in the not-so-distant future. Trump is assembling a clown car of cabinet picks that if it weren’t so tragically true, could pass as a comedy sketch. A man whose alleged womanizing and alcoholism would normally result in a discharge from the armed services, has been tapped to lead the entire defense department. Another one who has been linked to Russia in the past is slated to be the Director of National Intelligence. I am not making this up.
And then there is Bobby Kennedy, Jr. to helm HHS despite his vaccine denying, own personal addiction, and is opposed to research. There are so many others. It reached the point whereby I think of Marco Rubio (State) as the “normal” one.
Most of these nominees are billionaires that will help cement an oligarchy that will run the country. They will serve themselves and the mega-rich, not the country writ large. And the complicit corporate-controlled media will have failed us with their lack of truth telling.
All of his picks will be confirmed. All. That’s because Republicans in the Senate abdicated its constitutionally mandated advise and consent role and instead, will do as Trump demands. The Senate used to be a co-equal branch of government with the executive branch and the judiciary. Not anymore.
Fearful of being primaried if they go against Trump, lawmakers will try to push his xenophobic agenda. You see with them, power is what they crave and are determined to hold on to it. Not one will say, “Go ahead and primary me. I’m doing what I believe is right.” That won’t happen.
Trump, as King, will launch an attack on perceived enemies near and far and create chaos throughout the administration. If you have equities in the stock markets, prepare for a bumpy ride.
“The corruption comes hand in hand with the elevation of personal loyalty over any other obligation or imperative. And it is enhanced by the destruction of institutions, power centers, enforcement mechanisms, and norms that would otherwise impose restraints,” writes David Kurtz, executive editor of Morning Memo.com. He adds, “All three impulses combine to project dominance, giving him and his backers a frisson of power as they bully, hurt, and demean for the sake of doing so.”
There should be a lot of fear as this sequel gets underway. The promised mass deportations will disrupt the agriculture industry among others that will allow food prices to spike. Tariffs will substantially raise the costs of imported goods, such as automobiles, phones and appliances.
Accordingly, the economy will tank with high interest rates and an inability to get goods to the market. Even Trump’s most loyal supporters will be disillusioned—again as the grifting continues.
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