Excerpt: Loss of trust brought Trump to power and loss of trust keeps him in power despite his incompetence and venality. Loss of trust has exacerbated political polarization– members of each party increasingly view the other as mortal enemies. Polarization, in turn, sows increasing distrust, continuing the cycle. Because of extreme polarization, Congressional Republicans feel they can’t afford to abandon Trump, even though many of them understand that he is a demagogue and unfit to be President. If they stand up to Trump, they fear that their base will punish them, and that Democrats will take advantage of them. If they spend time investigating or blocking Trump, they also fear that their policy goals will be derailed and their donors will punish them as well. Hence Republicans keep their mouths shut and continue to enable Trump. The inability to act caused by polarization is a form of institutional rot, which creates a space for Trump to continue to violate constitutional norms.
Republicans did promise a Jobs Program ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What a surprise ;) Republicans caring only about their jobs. Americans, you’re on your own. The GOP will sacrifice America to hold on to power. The rule of law be damned. Sessions, you can chime in. They’re mostly short sighted and don’t care if history judges them to be as guilty as Trump.
IMHO. The Constitutional Rot escalated with the Tea Party: Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Steve King and Ted Cruz. And who can forget Joe Wilson who called Obama a liar during his address to Congress.
A system that has become so deadlocked that politics seems futile may lead to the election of demagogues and authoritarian minded politicians who undermine democratic norms and lead a nation toward autocracy.
“It was apparent that Trump had no friends, outside his immediate family”, Washington Post
“I have no friends as far as I’m concerned. You know who my friends are? You’re my friends.”, Donald J Trump
#StayWoke
