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| English: Donald Trump at a press conference announcing David Blaine's latest feat in New York City at the Trump Tower. The photographer dedicates this portrait of Donald Trump to Tony Santiago, Wikipedia editor Marine 69-71, perhaps the most officially recognized and accomplished content contributor to Wikipedia, for his outstanding contributions to improving articles related to his Puerto Rican heritage. He is also a close friend. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
One year later, we're still arguing over the results.
Even though he's been in the White House for almost a year, President Trump is still obsessing over "Crooked Hillary"'s e-mails and obliterating predecessor Barack Obama's legacy. This comes as former aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are the first to be indicted in Robert Mueller's ongoing probe of alleged Russian influence in the election.
Statements like "I alone will fix it" and "I am the only one that matters" do not suggest that this is a man who cares about preserving constitutional government, especially if Vladimir Putin is one of your role models.
The Republicans don't seem to know what to do with Trump. On the one hand, some senators like Bob Corker of Tennessee and Jeff Flake of Arizona would rather quit than stay in and fight the President. On the other hand, with gritted teeth, GOP leaders seem to be willing to endure insults from Trump and the ones who voted for him back home, if that's what it takes to get their agenda passed.
The Democrats should be looking in the mirror right about now. Books by Clinton and former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile showed how fractured the party was during the campaign (and still is). Brazile, for one, claimed in her book that Clinton bought up so much influence within the DNC that challenger Bernie Sanders had little chance to win the most significant primaries, even though his support was growing among those who didn't think Clinton was the inevitable nominee. If the Democrats think they have any chance to make dents in the 2018 and '20 elections, they need to look beyond the current (and aging) leadership and offer candidates with a fresher perspective.
A recent CNN poll tells us that support for all politicians--President Trump, Republicans and Democrats--are at their lowest ever. Fake news or not, this is a sign that the political landscape is in such disarray that it's going to take more than one person to fix it. Barring the resignation or removal of Trump before his first term ends, we're likely to suffer the consequences of the election of 2016 for the foreseeable future.
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