"... On Tuesday, Trump gave his State of the Union address. 'What a
difference a president makes,' he said. Trump believes he is popular,
strong and successful. The truth says otherwise. Trump is as unpopular
as he’s ever been. His approval in high-quality surveys from CNN, the
American Research Group and Reuters hovers between 36 percent and 40
percent. His disapproval rating reaches as high as 60 percent. Even the
most skilled presidents would struggle to recover from this kind of
collapse. We can safely assume that, for Trump, things will only get
worse. [snip]
"What Trump has, a little more than one year into his second term, is a failed presidency: one that has crashed on the rocks of his ambition to supplant constitutional government with that of his own will. Yes, Trump has done a tremendous amount of damage. And yes, he has degraded American democracy to the point where it is on life support. But he’s failed to make himself a dictator, and the public is poised to punish his party for his transgressions.
"Unfortunately, that will be the easy part. It’s what comes after that that will test our ability to make the union whole again." -- Jamelle Bouie, NYT, on "What Hath Trump Wrought." This excerpt is the conclusion of his op/ed, which deserves a full reading (free link). Bouie covers the assault on the rights and liberties undertaken by the Malignant Fascist and his toadies -- with help from a spineless MAGAt Republican party/ cult and a corrupt Republican Supreme Court -- that Americans are well on the way to deciding wasn't what they wanted or expected, and are voting accordingly.
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