Trump's Priorities

How is this happening?  Why is this happening?  The world is crazy right now, first and foremost because the United States is being led by a man who is mentally and physically ill.  One doesn't need to be a doctor to determine that Donald Trump is not well.  Just look at him.  Just read his deranged social media posts.  He is totally unhinged.

This madman has gotten the U.S. involved in an illegal war, without the consent of the U.S. Congress.  The war against Iran is costing lives and making everyday life miserable for Americans. He entered the war with no clear plan and he has no clear plan to get out of it.  The United States is trapped in ignominious defeat.  It is mired in a military conflict that is more unpopular than Vietnam was in its final days.  Pathological liar that he is, Trump promised that he would not involve the U.S, in foreign wars.  

Everything would be much different had Kamala Harris won the 2024 U.S. election.  This nightmare would have been avoided.  It's such a tragedy that on the 250th anniversary of its birth as a nation, America's president is an authoritarian, a war criminal, who has no respect for the rule of law.  He is consumed by vanity projects while Americans suffer from high prices and the burden of unnecessary tariffs.  There is also the murderous and  disgusting behaviour of ICE.  Immigrants, women, people of colour, the poor and the disabled are dishonoured and vilified in Trump's America.

Follow the money and you will understand who benefits from Trump's follies - and it's not the American people.  It's Big Tech and Big Oil.  It's billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and various gas and oil magnates and corporate leaders.  They know that Trump is unfit and cruel, but they want him in power because it serves their selfish purposes.  They happily enjoy tax cuts for billionaires.  As for lower income Americans, their Medicaid has been lowered.  They can't afford rent and groceries.  Yet, Trump's wealthy cohorts refuse to call out that the emperor wears no clothes because it is not in their interests.  He helps them maintain their wealth and power.

The midterms are approaching.  If democracy is to survive in the United States, if the U.S. is to regain the respect of the world, Democrats must win a majority in the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate.  Decent Americans cannot miss this opportunity to restore some semblance of sanity before it is too late.  Trump has gotten away with far too much for far too long.  It's about time that he be held accountable for his crimes and his corruption.  He has used the office of the presidency as a means of enriching himself and his family.

As a Canadian, I have seen Donald Trump insult my own country.  I have seen him attack Canada's sovereignty.  I have seen his vindictiveness and lack of empathy.  This is a very sick, deluded man who should not be anywhere near the nuclear button.  

Trump does not care about the American people or people in other countries.  His priorities are the following (This is only a small sample in no particular order).

* Enriching himself and his family through graft and corruption

*Getting the support of billionaires

* Attacking his enemies, especially Barack Obama and Joe Biden

* His vanity projects, such as his ridiculous ballroom

* Bullying

* Bragging

* Being the centre of attention

* Appearing tough and macho and powerful

* Doing whatever he wants

* Being flattered 

* Giving himself awards he hasn't earned

* Lying and cheating

* Hurting the American economy and the world economy by imposing tariffs

* Having delusions of grandeur about himself

Ordinary Americans are not Donald Trump's priority.  Low income Americans are not on Trump's radar. Yesterday he said, "The economy is doing unbelievably well from the standpoint of Wall Street."  The struggles of Main Street don't matter to Trump.  He told Americans to accept high gas prices (He might as well have said, "Let them eat cake!").  Has Donald Trump ever known poverty or homelessness?  Has he ever been unable to pay for health care, rent or groceries?  Has he ever been reliant on food stamps or food banks?  I don't think so.  Not everyone has had a rich daddy who provided them with millions.

The price of gas has risen because of Trump's war.  The Strait of Hormuz was open before Trump decided unilaterally to attack Iran.  He caused the price of oil and gas to rise, to the delight of the oil barons.  Barack Obama and his Secretary of State, John Kerry, had a deal in place with Iran.  But that wasn't good enough for Trump.  He was determined not to let Obama's achievement stand, so he tore it up.  

By the way, there wouldn't be so much dependence on oil and gas if Trump and his supporters didn't oppose green energy.  Forests are burning, but they still think climate change is a hoax.  There aren't words to describe how disgusting and disgraceful Trump and his minions are.

- Joanne