We should acknowledge the history we have lived through in plain terms. In 2016, a far right populist was elected president despite losing the popular vote. He sought to withhold defense funding from Ukraine in exchange for dirt on his chief political rival leading to his first impeachment trial. As president, he directed federal law enforcement to use violence against peaceful protesters to stage a photo op. He refused to concede the election and attempted to stop the peaceful transfer of power by sending a lynch mob after his Vice President, leading to his second impeachment trial. All of this occurred with the backdrop of COVID-19 and the protests over George Floyd's murder, which fueled the then-ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, making it the largest protest movement in American history, soon spreading around the world. As an ex-president, he has continued to fan the flames of political violence and called for the suspension of the U.S. Constitution. He had dinner with an avowed neo-Nazi and said during their meal: "I really like this guy. He gets me."
Where we've been and the road ahead
Where we've been and the road ahead
Where we've been and the road ahead
We should acknowledge the history we have lived through in plain terms. In 2016, a far right populist was elected president despite losing the popular vote. He sought to withhold defense funding from Ukraine in exchange for dirt on his chief political rival leading to his first impeachment trial. As president, he directed federal law enforcement to use violence against peaceful protesters to stage a photo op. He refused to concede the election and attempted to stop the peaceful transfer of power by sending a lynch mob after his Vice President, leading to his second impeachment trial. All of this occurred with the backdrop of COVID-19 and the protests over George Floyd's murder, which fueled the then-ongoing Black Lives Matter movement, making it the largest protest movement in American history, soon spreading around the world. As an ex-president, he has continued to fan the flames of political violence and called for the suspension of the U.S. Constitution. He had dinner with an avowed neo-Nazi and said during their meal: "I really like this guy. He gets me."