NOW WHAT?

 

To be... or not to be...Drumpf!

Trump's term in office needs to be fixed right away! 

Things are getting so bad that they had to send a Federation Starship back to 2024 to try and straighten history out!

Was Donald Drumpf a good president?

Here’s the biggest myth that Republican candidate Donald Trump is trying to sell to Americans and to the world: that he was a good president.

Trump’s continuously repeated falsehoods about his record as president have convinced many people who find him to be a horrible person, but nevertheless support him because of what Trump says about his term in office.

“Yes, I know, he’s 78, he’s not as sharp as he used to be, he lies all the time, he has cheated on his wives, he makes racist comments, he is a convicted felon, and he tried to carry out a coup after he lost the last elections. But he was a good president,” a Republican friend told me recently.

Let me share with you some facts to help fight political amnesia. In fact, Trump was one of the worst presidents in recent history. Here are the facts:

A larger deficit

On the economy, Trump left the biggest deficit in U.S. history.

Under Trump, the national debt grew much faster than during his successor Joe Biden. Like most populists, Trump cut taxes and spent as if there were no tomorrow, leaving a national debt that will have to be paid by our children and grandchildren for decades.

The national debt rose by almost $7.8 trillion to $28 trillion during Trump’s four years in office, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The debt has kept growing since, but at a significantly slower pace.

As for the country’s economic growth, the U.S. economy under Trump grew by an overall 6.8%. By comparison, it grew by 8.4% in the Biden years.

On the jobs’ front, Trump left office with 3 million fewer jobs than there were when he entered the White House. Granted, that was largely because of the pandemic, but Biden has added nearly 16 million jobs since then.

Granted, inflation was lower under Trump than under Biden. The pandemic disrupted supply chains from China and made consumer prices soar in America in 2021 and 2022. But inflation has since fallen to 2.4%, close to its pre-pandemic levels.

A weakened democracy

On democracy, Trump undermined democratic institutions and the rule of law like no other American president in recent memory. He is the first U.S. president I can remember who tried to stage a coup d’etat to stay in power.

Trump falsely claims to this day that he won the 2020 election, even after more than 60 courts and the conservative-majority Supreme Court found his objections to be unsubstantiated.

Then, he tacitly tried to incite rebellion on Jan. 6, 2021, when he waited for hours before trying to stop a pro-Trump mob from invading the U.S. Capitol in hopes of overturning the election result. He continues to praise the violent rioters who injured more than 100 police officers, calling them “patriots” and government “hostages.”

Emboldening dictators

On foreign policy, Trump weakened America’s standing in the world by picking fights with the closest U.S. allies while at the same time embracing dictators such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Accord and threatened to abandon the U.S.-European NATO military alliance. Trump’s threats to leave NATO significantly damaged the group’s unity and probably encouraged Putin to plan his 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Trump deserves credit for the Abraham Accords to help establish diplomatic ties between Israel and some Arab countries. But if you look at the world in terms of superpower-led blocs, Trump left power in 2020 with a weaker Western alliance and a stronger China and Russia.

Reproductive rights

On abortion, Trump appointed three conservative Supreme Court judges who played a crucial role in overturning Roe v. Wade, a ruling that had made abortions legal in the country for nearly 50 years. As a result, some states banned abortions, and some women reportedly died because they could not get proper medical care to end their pregnancies.

More hatred

On crime, hate crimes increased by 28% during Trump’s term and hate-motivated murders, mainly committed by white supremacists, reached their highest number in 28 years, according to FBI statistics.

Trump has exacerbated racial hatred in the country since he started his 2016 campaign falsely declaring that most Mexican undocumented immigrants are “rapists” and are “bringing crime” to America. In 2017, he said that there were “very fine people” among white supremacists and the anti-racism demonstrators who were protesting against them in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trump’s racist statements have worsened since. He recently falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants are eating the pets of Americans in Springfield, Ohio. In an Oct. 7 radio interview, Trump said that unauthorized migrants who committed violent crimes have “bad genes,” a language reminiscent of Adolf Hitler’s efforts to dehumanize Jews.

Also, in 2020, the last year of the Trump presidency, there was the biggest one-year increase in the number of murders since the 1960s, according the Politifact fact checking website. In addition to the pandemic and the George Floyd riots, Democrats attribute the 30% rise in murders to the relaxation of gun control laws under Trump.

False border promises

On immigration, Trump never completed the border fence nor got Mexico to pay for it, as he had promised in his 2016 campaign. Trump now claims to have built much of the current 654 miles of border wall, but most of it was already in place and repaired or upgraded during his years in office, according to Customs and Border Protection data.

On the COVID-19 Pandemic, Trump scorned face masks and at one point asked Americans to inject themselves with disinfectant to fight the virus. Scientists say many of the 400,000 Covid deaths during his presidency could have been averted if he had exhorted people to get vaccinated.

The list of Trump administration failures goes on and on. So if you are planning to vote for Trump because of something specific he has promised, and you are willing to believe a compulsive liar, go ahead. But please don’t tell me he was a good president: he was a disaster on virtually all fronts!

By Andres Oppenheimer

INTERESTING TIMES, KIDS.... INTERESTING TIMES!

 

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Saturday Morning Confusion: How the U.S. election will affect Canada!

I posted a few days ago that U.S. politics is a GREAT source of entertainment for Canadians! 

Although I hope Harris will win... a Drumpf victory would be a lot more entertaining over the next few years!!!

But... the 'Mrs. Herself' reminded me that Donald will slap a 20% tariff on all the stuff we send from Canada... decimating our car industry... and all the other commerce currently protected by the... "Son of NAFTA!" (Whatever they call it now!)

On top of that... (Here comes the good part, boys and girls!) what if Drumpf starts mass deporting illegal aliens...!

Of course... We have a problem if all those illegals decide to make a run for the NORTHERN border kids...! (As well as all those Democrats that might want to "get out" if Drumpf is elected!)

BUT! Being pragmatic Canadians... we solved the problem!

ULTIMATE U.S. ELECTION SURVEY

 Here it is, boys and girls. The Perspective Research Department conducted a comprehensive survey of over 100,000 American voters and reached this "not so startling" conclusion!!!!!!!

(HEY... DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER!) 

Drumpf!

 Actually... as a Canadian news junkie... there is a deep-down part of me... that wishes he would entertain me for another four years!

I'm bad!

Drumpf!

It just occurred to me that I haven't written in a few days...

- so here goes!!!!

 

Saturday Morning Confusion: DRUMPF!

 

It's a dog eat dog world out there folks!

 

What is... and what never should be done! (With apologies to Led Zep!)

 As a Canadian, I am obligated to act as an "Honest Broker" in matters of U.S. politics... that's why I had to post THIS... when I ran across it today!

D R U M P F !

 

DRUMPF WANTS TO SEE KAMALA'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!!

Donald just found out that Kamala's black... and he's starting to question whether she's an American citizen!!!!

 I expect this to become an issue within the next few days... kids!

(Apparently, Kamala phoned Obama about the best way to handle this!)

If Joe Biden is re-elected... the States will have a four year long... "Weekend at Bernie's!"

J. D. Vance is a "Trojan Horse!"

 Less than two years ago J.D. Vance couldn't even spell "politician" ...let alone be one!

BUT!

Some guys with a lot of money discovered what J.D. was all about politically... and decided he would be a good "Frontman" for some of their nefarious political plans! (NPP!)

Lots of money later... these 'behind the scenes' characters got good ol' J.D. elected to the U.S. Senate... and less than two years after that... HE WAS APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. OF A!

Now we get down to it kids!

After Trump wins the election he probably won't last too long as President because of ill health!!!!!

THEN:

Guess what?

All those "behind the scenes" characters with lots of money that we talked about... will have their "Manchurian Candidate" running the place... while they sit in the shadows and hatch their nefarious plots!

(Oh, by the way,  the senator from Ohio (and Donald Trump’s VP pick) has long voiced support for some of the same policies that the extremist document drafted by the Heritage Foundation celebrates.)

January 20th, 2025...!

 

SECOND VERSE... WORSE THAN THE FIRST!

 Allan:

If Trump were to, once again, become president, how would he respond to a Russian invasion of the rest of Europe?

***

Thank you. Thank you. You are wonderful people. You are great, America is great, I am great.

Europe. Fine people in Europe. A lot of very fine people in Europe. I do business in Europe. I know Europe better than anyone else. I own a golf course in Europe. It is a fine golf course. A very fine golf course. The best golf course. People come up to me a thank me for owning such a fine golf course. They say “Thank you for such a fine golf course” They are great people. Russia. Do you know Russia is part of Europe?Nobody knows that. I know that. Nobody knows Russia is part of Europe. Fine people in Russia. A lot of fine people on both sides. I told Putin the other day, I know Putin, I can talk to Putin, No one else can. Obama can't talk to Putin. Nancy Haley can't talk to Putin. I can talk to Putin. I’m the only one. Nancy Haley is a bad person. Evil person. President Obama is a terrible person. Terrible President. Terrible what he is doing to this country. I will make America great again. I am the only one who can. Without me, America will burn. Without me, you will not have America. I will make America great again. Thank you. You are wonderful people. We love you. 

You are very special. 

Goodnight.

How does Canada feel about Trump?

 Allan:

I know only one Canadian who thinks Donald Trump is a good man and will bring a better life to Americans. I know this person personally and I happen to know that he loves conspiracy theories and follows news outlets such as Breitbart News.

As for the rest of the people in my life who are Canadian there was a sense of horror. At first, everyone was talking about Trump’s every move and then the conversation changed to sighs and rolling eyes and then to people saying, “Oh please, lets not talk about Trump.”

Now I find people are setting their sights on moving on and finding their own direction for fear of losing the States to a devolving society. It is heartbreaking really. We hope and pray that your constitution will hold strong and you will come through this a better and stronger nation but it seems that your constitution is having a few roadblocks.

It is becoming more and more apparent that Trump is not the real problem here. There is a deeper and more profound problem. The problem is rooted in the power structure of your country. It appears to many of us that it is not the Democrats or the Republicans that are in power. It appears that a few extraordinarily wealthy people hold the power and dictate that agenda and the direction of your country. There is a stranglehold on your ‘democracy’. Right now the stranglehold is managed by people such as the Koch brothers and the Mercers. When the Democrats get in I’m not sure who holds the reigns but it doesn’t seem to be ‘the people’.

In a healthy democracy, there is a limit to the amount any individual can give to a political party. In my country, I believe that amount is $1,500.00. Yes, that would be a hundred dollars, not a thousand dollars or a hundred thousand or even higher.

This ensures that the politicians listen to the ‘people’ not the power mongers. What’s that expression? Oh yah…”Always follow the money.”

Of course, that will probably never be an option for you but it is worth knowing. Maybe it would be a good idea to ask why these power-mongers want Trump in there.

Canadians are for the most part... hoping for the best for your country.

Jonah Trump!

 

Trumpmania!