"There is no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day (January 6, 2021.) . . . A mob was assaulting the Capitol in his name. These criminals were carrying his banners, hanging his flags and screaming their loyalty to him."
Guess who said those words. Nancy Pelosi? Barack Obama? Joe Biden? Kamala Harris? No! It was not a Democrat who uttered those words about Donald Trump. It was stalwart Republican Mitch McConnell, the current Senate Majority Leader. Senator McConnell reprimanded Donald Trump in February of 2021, in a speech on the Senate floor after the former president's second impeachment trial. He made a blistering attack on Trump,, but then argued that it was unconstitutional to convict a president who was no long in office.
In other words, McConnell believes that Trump was above the law, even when he no longer held the office of the presidency. It is because of spineless Republican politicians such as Mitch McConnell and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy that Donald Trump has become the Trump Party's prospective nominee for president.
McConnell was unequivical about Trump's responsibility for the uprising on January 6th. Nevertheless, he has announced that he will be supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential election. How can McConnell in good conscience endorse a man whom he described as responsible for an attack on American democracy?
The answer is that McConnell has two major goals - to help Republicans hold on to power and to further increase his own wealth, and the wealth of other fat cats. If you recall, when Barack Obama first took office as president, McConnell stated that "my number one priority is making sure Obama's a one term president." It is not surprising, therefore that McConnell has chosen to endorse Trump.
Mitch McConnell did not say that his number one priority was to serve his country and o make life better for Americans. Oh no! Not McConnell. He'd do anything to make Democrats look bad, even if it hurt his fellow Americans.
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There are no words to express how sad and disgusted I am about the political situation in the United States. The hypocrisy of Trump's Republican colleagues knows no bounds, especially now that Senator McConnell has decided to endorse Donald Trump for president, a man he once blamed for the "disgraceful" January 6, 2021 attack.
How low can the so-called Republican Party go? It is no longer a legitimate political party. It is a cult movement, completely under control of a would-be dictator. Those so-called Republicans are so completely beholden to Trump and power-hungry that they are willing to allow him to destroy American democracy. They are willing to throw Ukraine under a bus because their Dear Leader, Trump, is a great admirer of Vladimir Putin. If, God help humanity, Trump become president again, he will allow Putin to crush Ukraine. An emboldened Putin will attack other countries.
With Trump's record, how many countries would allow such a corrupt and cruel man to run for president? What is wrong with America?. A great deal, I'm afraid. Americans have parents and grandparents who made great sacrifices to stop Hitler and fascism. Yet, many Americans are supporting a man who wants to bring fascism to America. Trump has made no bones about it. He has made it abundantly clear what he attends to do if he get his hands on power again. The question American voters will be deciding in the nest election will be: Do you want American democracy to survive?
- Joanne