5, July 2018 Donald Trump
We live in dark times. President Trump’s lies, fabrications, and racist tweets are finally having an adverse impact on his popularity and support.
His
coarse language and insults have alienated our allies. Our Canadians cousins
are seething with anger and large demonstrations are planned in the UK during
Trump’s visit.
He admires tyrannical rulers such as Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey who has jailed tens of
thousands of dissidents including hundreds of reporters. He has expressed great
affection for the “gun-toting” president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte,
whose vigilantes killed hundreds of “drug dealers.” Another of his favorites is
the ruler of Saudi Arabia whose military has slaughtered tens of thousands of
Yeminis with US-UK military support, including banned cluster bombs. Yes, the
US and the UK are complicit in war crimes.
The
people of Yemen are dying in large number victims of chronic food shortages
controlled by the ultra-rich Saudi kingdom. A huge cholera epidemic has
intensified the suffering of the Yeminis. One call from President Trump could
end the suffering.
He
courted the despot of North Korea, Kim Jong-un who manipulated him in halting
the military exercises in South Korea much to the dismay of its president, Moon
Jae-in and much to the delight of Kim.
Trump
and his congressional allies are attempting to defang the FBI to weaken
Mueller’s investigation. He still refuses to release his tax returns. His
latest tirade against immigrants is intensifying anger across America and much
of the world.
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