I have voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980, including voting for Donald Trump in 2016. I wrote op-eds and a law review article protesting what I believe was an unconstitutional investigation by Robert Mueller. I also wrote an op-ed opposing President Trump’s impeachment.
But I am frankly appalled by the president’s recent tweet seeking to postpone the November election. Until recently, I had taken as political hyperbole the Democrats’ assertion that President Trump is a fascist. But this latest tweet is fascistic and is itself grounds for the president’s immediate impeachment again by the House of Representatives and his removal from office by the Senate.
Here is what President Trump tweeted:
I guess having the head of he Federalist Society call this out in no uncertain terms is a good thing. But really, this is hardly the first time Trump has expressed fascistic ideas. Indeed, it’s fundamental to his personality.
Trump evaded the question about this at his press briefing today instead choosing to focus on his later tweet:
I think this is one of those things Trump wanted to cause a bunch of screeching about by just about everyone. Why?
This:
He wanted a big brouhaha over this. I don’t know why but I suspect he didn’t want people paying attention to Bush, Clinton and Obama speaking eloquently at John Lewis’s funeral which he must know makes him look bad. And the economic numbers that were released today were absolutely brutal.
And yes, whether he actually contests the results he’s preparing the ground for delegitimizing a Joe Biden win. This isn’t just a distraction. He’s not planning on leaving quietly if he loses.
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