Carnage could be a permanent condition, but Trump made it a brand. Between April 10, 2020 and January 3, 2021, Donald Trump either tweeted (or retweeted) the term “China Virus” 44 times. Like Trump’s claim of a “bad” flu for COVID, the coincidence was many times worse amid a population experiencing a thousand deaths a day. The facts have become clearer as Trump will never take responsibility for his American carnage.
From his first days as president to his last, how Trump stoked division, violence, and insurrection. Trump's siege on his enemies, the media, and even the leaders of his own party, who for years ignored the warning signs of what was to come.
“Trump’s American Carnage” traces former President Trump’s incitement of division, racism and ultimately insurrection, drawing a line from the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. WATCH an excerpt: https://t.co/iMmw76bBLc
Among the many baffling aspects of political tradition, surely the strangest must be the widely held conviction that the occupant of the Oval Office determines the fate of the country and of the planet. Call it presidentialism.
Presidentialism is the Big Lie of American politics. It is a far bigger lie than all the middling lies that Donald Trump told over the course of his four years in the White House.
Every time I hear a U.S. president referred to as “the most powerful man in the world,” I am reminded of that lie. After Biden is inaugurated today, let’s ask Mitch McConnell if our new president is the most powerful man in the world. Or we might pose the same question to Xi Jinping or Jeff Bezos or — heck, why not — Pope Francis.
The last days of the Trump presidency should suffice to refute the Big Lie. The supposedly most powerful man in the world attempted to overturn the results of the November 2020 election and failed. In a despicable act, hooligans trashed the Capitol. They never came close to overturning the Constitutional order.
Presidentialism is American Exceptionalism transferred to the arena of politics. It is a vast and dangerous delusion. The sooner we wake up to that fact the better for our democracy.
Although 2020 was a rotten year, our Republic has survived worse. Trump’s departure from office is cause for celebration. But Dr. King’s “giant triplets” remain, posing a greater threat to our democracy than Trump ever did even at his most devious. Should we be serious about addressing that threat, we must look not to the White House but to ourselves.
Trump’s bungling of this crisis was so cataclysmic and ushered such immeasurable pain, loss, trauma, and devastation across the country. Republicans trying to take a victory lap for Biden’s rescue plan that they voted against in unison is utterly monstrous and unconscionable. https://t.co/zhjdn2FjaY
Even if Trump had absolutely crushed the vaccine rollout — which he obviously didn't — his overall COVID response was arguably a crime against humanity, which should cause anyone to hesitate before praising him.
Great TPM article by By Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky!
IMO, Trump’s irresponsible response to the pandemic should be considered a crime against humanity at the level of genocide and be subject to the penalty prescribed by law. Pence & others are equally as guilty.
Who gave the order NOT to use the existing, proven WHO Covid19 test, that delayed the US response a month?
Maddow Rips Trump CDC Chief After Agency Review Drops: ’Participated in the Corrupting Efforts’ That Disgraced CDC and Never Resigned https://t.co/GdqTqElwTt via @mediaite
"You're not mopping fast enough. (Laughter) That's a socialist mop. (Laughter and applause) Grab a mop -- let's get to work." - Barack Obama (2009); "Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible!"
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