With Trump visiting France for Bastille Day, I can't help be think for a better comparison of Trump's six months as President than Inspector Clouseau, since Trump seems to be just as accident prone, and just as determined to do it his way, oblivious of the consequences. It is this apparent obliviousness that actually bothers me most. I honestly do not believe that Trump has the best interests of the United States in his mind as he parades himself around the world, so he doesn't look beyond the pictures of him standing with other world leaders. Seeing that he looks good in those pictures is all that really matters. I have never received the visceral impression that the United States is so totally isolating itself as I am feeling now, and our world is too complex for that, though I don't think, aside from Twitter, Trump actually lives in today's world.
On a related note, I do hope the Republicans in Congress realize that dictatorships are made when you choose party over country, consistently overlooking glaringly questionable behavior, but making no effort to enforce accountability.
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I couldn't agree more. If watching Trump over the last 6 months has shown me one thing, it's how much of our country and it's standing in the world I took for granted. I'm getting a civics lesson that has been both troubling and illuminating. I'm wondering if there's any line Trump can cross that would have Republicans begin to speak out against him.
After the last week's news, I would hope that line would be his further messing about with the Justice Department, but I can only say "wait and see" as McConnell and Ryan don't seem to really care.
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