Donald Trump would like the American people to believe that he is a ‘self-made man.’ He is not. Whether we’re talking about how he began his financial success, or his rise in the political arena, he has had a great deal of help.

Trump’s father “gave him a very small loan of one-million dollars” to start his company. Good advice and a little luck helped him become a billionaire.

Trump is not leading the Republican Party because he has charisma, offers solutions to our nation’s problems, is a great leader, or an eloquent speaker. He is the creation of Republicans who have been extreme and radical for the past nine years. Since Barrack Obama declared his candidacy, the right wing has attempted to destroy his proposals and his legacy through tactics of fear and hatred. Trump’s success is the result of failed Republican leadership; his followers are simply displaying their anger and resentment though their support of Trump.

“Trumpenstein’s” origin began with FOX Noise. This fake-news network began telling lies about Mr. Obama before he became the Democratic nominee in 2008. Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity belittled then Senator Obama, fearful of a black president as his popularity grew. Radio show host, and hate-monger, Rush Limbaugh began rumors about Mr. Obama’s citizenship, and questioned his religious affiliation.

Much to their dismay, Barrack Obama became our 44^th president. He was aided by John McCain’s choice of an ‘America-hating’ running mate who lacked all qualities necessary to lead our nation.

Mitch McConnell played a major role in the creation of “Trumpenstein.” Immediately after Obama’s inauguration, he stood before the Senate and told his fellow Republicans that they had only one job to perform in the next four years; insure that the President only served a single term. Obstructionist became a synonym for ‘Republican.’

In the 2010 midterms, the TEA Party came into power. Its members immediately announced that they would not compromise with Democrats, and would simply say ‘no’ to any legislation proposed by them. Michelle Bachman, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio were joined by non-elected radicals such as Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, and Glenn Beck.

In 2012 another TEA Party extremist, Ted Cruz was elected to the Senate. He became the party’s leader and led an effort to shut down our government. He was so far to the right of conservatism, both parties quickly recognized him as a danger to our system of government. His reactionary philosophy eventually led the way to complete gridlock in Washington.

Speaker John Boehner, and Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell proved to their party that they were extremely poor leaders. Boehner allowed his constituents in the House to waste time and money by voting 54 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act; they became the poster boys for the definition of insanity. McConnell continued to take his paycheck as he failed to serve the people of his state of Kentucky, and the American people.

After President Obama was elected to a second term in 2012, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, promised changes would be made in the GOP. They would appeal to a diverse group of demographics and modernize. That was not what happened. The Republican Party moved backwards, and refused to recognize the problems facing the majority of Americans.

These smug individuals believed that they had damaged the Democratic Party. In reality they had proven to their supporters that they did not deserve the jobs for which they were elected.

Shock and awe occurred when Donald Trump entered the race for the Republican nomination in 2015, and in a matter of weeks became the party’s front runner. His supporters said that they believed in him because he was an outsider, and hadn’t failed them in Washington.

All of the aforementioned individuals ignored the voter’s response. They attempted to force more ‘desirable’ candidates in front of the party’s banner. Efforts to discredit Trump in the faux-debates succeeded only in increasing his polls numbers. The establishment’s favorite candidates fell one by one. Jeb Bush finally faced the truth and ended his failed campaign. Their last hope was Marco Rubio. He proved to be a poor campaigner and offered nothing to GOP voters. After a 20-point loss to Trump in his home state of Florida, he also resigned from the race.

So, here we are. The Republican establishment is now supporting the man they all love to hate; Ted Cruz. A week from Tuesday, those who actually created “Trumpenstein” are praying for a Cruz victory in Wisconsin. If he loses, he must join Bush and Rubio as failures.

Trump is not the reason that the Republican Party is self-destructing, he is merely the culmination of efforts by many others who proved to the American people that they were not worthy of their votes.

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By James Turnage

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