As the nation waits for the outcome of the Senate trial of Donald J. Trump, popular wisdom says it’s been predetermined by the Republican Senators who have already committed to a pre-trial verdict of not guilty. What purports to be a serious consideration of the facts and evidence of the charges laid against Trump will in all likelihood be little more than a game show to validate who is the real Donald Trump.
To Americans:
He is a failed President. TRUE
To Trump’s 30% base:
He’s a successful businessman, an extremely stable genius. Somebody who tells it like it is. FALSE
To the Media:
He’s a well-documented liar telling over 20,000 lies since taking office. TRUE
To Republicans:
He’s just a ticket to ride. TRUE, but they’ll deny it.
To our allies:
He is a threat to the planet. TRUE
To Putin:
He is a puppet, a useful idiot. TRUE
To our enemies:
He is a vulnerable ego-centric child, easily managed. TRUE
To Democrats:
He is a self-admitted misogynist and philanderer, a bully, a documented racist, white supremacist, failed businessman, tax dodger, fraudster, loudmouth narcissist, deluded braggart, supporter of dangerous fringe groups like the Proud Boys, Qanon and the Klan, a faux Christian, a kidnapper of small children and babies, an accessory to murder, and ultimately a traitor guilty of sedition who went to extremes to stop the process of a certified election, in other words, an elected terrorist. TRUE
If we agree that the most likely outcome of the trial will be a “not guilty” verdict, then we must acknowledge that the verdict is being determined solely by the 30% misinformed and loyalist Trump base, those he controls and in turn controls the Republican Senators, for the weight of public opinion and that of the world is that Donald J. Trump is an aberration, a stain on democracy, a threat to the planet and future generations
It’s minority rule by a misinformed segment of the public.
C’mon GOP Senators do your job, pull up your big-boy pants and man up!
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