I don’t remember the first time I came across the name “Donald Trump.” From the get-go, though, what I learned offended me. From Annie Leibovitz’s iconic image of him and Melania,..
…to his Mussolini pose on the Truman balcony two nights ago…
the insanity, the insecurity, the weakness, the narcissism, the petulance, the childishness, the corruption, the criminality, absence of empathy and sensitivity, and the overwhelming stupidity has brought the United States of America to a low unimaginable four years ago.
The list of sins is endless. So is the list of superlatives describing those sins. Moments before the photo above was taken, Trump, in a very theatrical display, removed his mask, causing MSNBC anchor Joy Reid to say, “I am speechless. I am stunned. I have to be honest with you, I’m disgusted by what I just saw. This man is contagious,” she added. Trump, Reid pointed out, “just exposed his Secret Service agents,” who she described as “true professionals” who would “in every moment of their job would take a bullet for the president, not take one from the president. There are moments in this job when you realize that you are witnessing some of the great horrors of history,” Reid said on the show, adding: “This is the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever seen a president do.”
Trump, a long-time critic of science’s contention that masks save lives, even after his own diagnosis, refused to wear a mask, returned to the White House and exposed his staff to his infection. What a man! “Don’t be afraid of Covid,” he wrote. “Don’t let it dominate your life.” Tell that to survivors of the 210,000 Americans who have died because of this deadly disease.
And the oxymoron? His imminent defeat and downfall in twenty-seven days, when he is utterly humiliated, chewed up, and spit out by the American public, will bring unfathomable joy and happiness to the countless millions who despise him, one of whom is typing these words. Down for him and his family of grifters is up for millions who have suffered under his corrupt and malignant administration.
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