Trump Now Has the Senate GOP's Blessing to Undermine Democracy
After making it through a criminal investigation and political impeachment unscathed, Trump now has free rein to invite election interference and more.
Garrett M. Graff - 02.06.2020
Welcome to a dark day in America’s modern experiment with democracy. Despite becoming the first president ever to receive votes from both parties to convict and remove him from office in an impeachment trial, President Donald Trump today woke up in the White House unbound.
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Donald Trump today stands unleashed and uncontrolled, with 8,400 hours—a half-million minutes and umpteen tweets—left in his first presidential term. The guardrails are gone. The adults have left the room.
Today, allies and adversaries around the world—from Ukraine to China to the UK—woke up knowing precisely how to ingratiate themselves with the leader of the most powerful nation on the planet: Investigate his rivals, sway the election in his favor. There’s no ambiguity.
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So what happens today? What happens tomorrow? What, weeks or months from now, will turn out to be the next “Zelensky call”?
America is completely unprepared for this era where the greatest threat to our democracy is the man leading it.
The one thing we know for sure: Today marks the beginning of a troubling new chapter.
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everyone knew that he would not be dismissed.
ReplyDeleteYou just have to hope that he won't be re-elected for a second term. It is the only hope for never having him again.
Xersex - I'm crossing my fingers that he won't get re-elected, but I'm not holding my breath.
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