huh. As we learned, he wasn’t. Now he has promised to extend the first ban to people fleeing the war in Gaza. In October, he told a crowd in Iowa that he would also begin “ideological testing” of all immigrants.
Is it ridiculous? of course. Screenings like this not only ignore basic civil liberties, but by the way, people lie. Mr. Trump certainly knows that. What we should know from experience is that President Trump’s ad hoc statements can become policy, at least temporarily. Therefore, it is reasonable to take his literal content seriously.
During a recent campaign stop at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina, the former president said he would not stop Russia from going after countries that do not pay their fair share as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. , I believed his words 100%. Even more dangerously foolish, he said, would be “encouraging” Russia to attack NATO allies who are not meeting their financial obligations.
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I cannot use the words I find irresistible to describe this insane villain. Suffice it to say, the prospect of four more years of Trump’s presidency calls into question any sense of civility.
Will President Trump really encourage President Putin to invade another country, despite wavering Republican support for Ukraine? Will he withdraw the US from NATO, as he has previously suggested? To be on the safe side, we should assume that he might do so, especially if he was sufficiently aroused by being slighted and by an obvious need to impress Putin. be. Trump did not withdraw from the 31-nation Union during his presidency, and therefore did not destroy it. But this is cold comfort as his alarming rhetoric continues.
There is nothing in his history to suggest that he will be thoughtful or thoughtful in his second term. When was the last time he seriously considered his words before blurting them out to provoke a crowd or garner applause? What is his urge to threaten the country’s sense of stability rather than placate voters?
At the very least, people running for president shouldn’t be talking like this. The world is watching and listening. Recall that President Putin has long dreamed of weakening NATO. NATO has been more or less successful in deterring Russian and Soviet aggression for almost 75 years. President Putin is willing to take President Trump’s threats against the coalition literally. American voters need to do the same.
This is the literal truth: Donald Trump should not be allowed to take back the White House, take our country out of NATO, and use the Justice Department to punish his critics, as he thinks he can. .
Voters need to listen as carefully as President Trump as President Trump says the scary parts out loud. He’s not just being rhetorical. He doesn’t think his ideas are wrong or eccentric.
If you value the idea of an authoritarian president with no regard for the rule of law or democracy, Trump will of course be your reward. But know this: Trump doesn’t really like his supporters either. Loyalty is no shield when his gaze finally turns to you. There is a glimmer of hope for the rest of us. Trump, a would-be martyr, literally said in Iowa, “I’m willing to go to prison if that’s what it takes to make our country a democracy again.”
Bravo, Mr. Trump. You might get a chance.