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As a former member of the Republican Party, I am perplexed why anyone would continue to support our president.
One recent contributor to The Herald-Mail complained of “Trump liars.” How about Trump’s lies, as he lies almost every time he opens his mouth? Our “con-man” president and his “porn star presidency” promised to “drain the swamp,” but his administration is one of the most corrupt we’ve ever had. While campaigning in 2016, he also promised to release his tax returns, but refuses to do so now. What exactly is this man hiding?
Trump’s disregard for the rule of law is appalling — and deeply disturbing. The U.S., formerly so revered around the world, is openly mocked; when I was in Germany last December, many asked me, “How could you have elected such a man?” Indeed, how could we?
This pathetic individual, who thrives on dividing our nation, cares not at all about our country, only about himself and his family. And most Republicans in Congress simply sit back and allow this to happen. If the roles were reversed and this were a Democrat in the Oval Office, those same Republicans would be screaming bloody murder. Such hypocrisy.
What about the Mueller Report? Yes, it cleared Trump and his campaign of collusion with the Russians (although they certainly seemed to try), but it did not clear him of obstruction of justice, despite what Trump continues to maintain.
I could go on and on, but Trump has certainly demeaned the office of the presidency, and is, in my opinion, a national disgrace. November 2020 can’t come soon enough.
Conservatives minimize Russian meddling
Byron York perplexes me. He’s the author of a column published in the May 9 edition of The Herald-Mail, and he apparently objects to law enforcement bodies taking their job seriously. Of course, in the case that Mr. York details, the alleged perpetrator of criminal activity was the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. In this case, the necessary steps to authorize surveillance were followed. A court warrant was approved. Surveillance commenced.
Mr. York and other conservatives are apparently outraged that the surveillance was covert. I guess they also want undercover policemen to wear name tags identifying themselves.
The logical contortions of Mr. York and other defenders of Donald Trump would be amusing if the issue were not so serious. The law enforcement and intelligence agencies of the U.S. government discovered that Russia was attempting to interfere with the 2016 election, and that the Russian government was in touch with people from Donald Trump’s campaign. These are facts that have been established by numerous investigations, aside from the Mueller Report.
Mr. York and his ideological kin minimize the seriousness of the threat to our democratic institutions posed by this interference by a foreign power, and so their convoluted arguments and remonstrations are really not very funny.
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