John Kelly, a former Marine Corps general who served as President Donald Trump’s second chief of staff, think General Mark Milley, who President Trump appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: description His former boss is a “deep-rooted fascist.”
John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, refuted these accusations, saying: say Republican presidential candidates are not thoughtful enough to be fascists. Bolton’s view appears to be more accurate. Mr. Trump’s views are a combination of long-standing authoritarian impulses and more recent politically expedient positions, and do not reflect any unifying principles other than self-interest.
The incoherence of Trump’s thinking is reflected in the incoherence of his speech. gathering And the interviews jump around from one topic to another for no apparent reason. his random capital letters abuse on social media It’s the kind of weird email that goes in the trash, written by the kind of nutty weirdo you’d approach if you ran into him in public.
President Trump’s preening, pettiness, and bigotry are astonishing even for a politician. During his four-year tenure, he I could barely open my mouth. It began with self-aggrandizing claims about the size of the inauguration crowd and culminated with claims that he had actually won re-election, despite all evidence to the contrary.
The second commotion began as a comedy and ended as a tragedy. When Trump started claiming that there was no way voters would reject him, I thought he would eventually come to terms with reality.
That never happened. Trump’s recklessness before, during and after the Capitol riot, when his supporters, enraged by his illusions of a stolen election, violently blocked Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s victory. These actions should have been enough to warrant his second impeachment and disqualify Mr. Trump from ever holding federal office again.
Trump refused to follow the rules, but that was enough to exclude him from my weekly poker game. The requirements for the presidency should be at least as stringent.
In the latter case, the rules include not only adhering to election results but also recognizing the limits the Constitution imposes on presidential power. No matter what you think about the use of Kelly and Millie; fIn short, this sounds pretty true. Trump not only disapproved of these constitutional constraints; He did not understand the idea that subordinates had a higher duty than to do his will.
Nevertheless, Trump’s supporters this time around often argue that his illiberal tendencies were not as great during his first term. However, the situation is now different in several important ways.
First, Trump is accumulating more frustration with his political opponents, whom he accuses of persecuting him. he has repeatedly threatened If he regains power, he will punish his “enemies from within.” criminal investigationcancellation of broadcasting licenses, or other routes of retaliation.
Second, the U.S. Supreme Court has approved a broad version of presidential immunity from criminal liability for “official acts.” The license explicitly includes communications between the president and the Justice Department, one of Trump’s main ways to make life uncomfortable for his critics.
Third, as a first-term president, President Trump was restrained by the following policies: calm voice He is unlikely to win a seat for a second term. To help you understand what that means, lawyer Boris Epshteyn says: played an important role President Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election results competitor Become a White House advisor.
Former Vice President Mike Pence resisted pressure from President Trump to intervene in the counting of electoral votes in January 2021. reprimanded A former boss who asked him to destroy the Constitution. By contrast, Mr. Pence’s successor, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), said he would have been happy to comply with Mr. Trump’s orders.
None of this bodes well for President Trump’s second term. Those who dismiss his vows of revenge as meaningless bombast are asking voters to recklessly assume that he doesn’t mean what he says.
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