Yesterday was Trump’s birthday, but America received a present. The attorney general of the State of New York has charged Trump and his entire family for using the Trump Foundation’s funds for personal use and to fund Trump’s 2016 campaign.

I have a question; why wasn’t he charged before the election. We were informed Trump about using this money to defend a lawsuit in Florida and to have a life-sized portrait of himself created. We know that Trump is a miser and uses other people’s money consistently. 

A fact that should not exist is that Trump and his klan waste 16 million taxpayer dollars every month. His unnecessary trips on Air Force One are the biggest reasons. The cost of operating the most sophisticated aircraft in the world is in excess of 200 thousand dollars per hour.

Where are the “conservatives?” They would be screaming at the top of their lungs if this was President Obama. “Government waste” would be on the front page of every newspaper and every blog. The television “news” would be talking about nothing else but our corrupt president. But the media is in collusion with Trump, holding him to the lowest standards possible. His own party does not have a single conservative; their only concern is power and elections. They will lie and say anything before they win a seat in Washington.

Trump’s failings cover a broad spectrum. Yesterday Trump was eager for the Inspector General’s report to be released; he obviously expected specific findings favoring his own lies. It was announced that it would concern the Department of Justice. Today he is attacking the report. He believed that it would be more critical of Hillary Clinton. Instead the villain was James Comey. His poor judgment helped Trump win the Electoral College. Fail.

It was also announced today that a 25 percent tariff will be placed on imports from China. This tariff will be applied to 50 billion dollars of China’s exports.

Trump refused to listen to our nation’s financial experts. He decided that he would keep a campaign promise and the result could be disastrous. China has promised to place tariffs on U.S. exports, greatly harming our nations industries. Trump is putting our nation in greater debt as he begins a trade war; Europe is next. Fail.

One more. Trump has refused to sign a compromise immigration bill. This piece of legislation was written entirely by Republicans; once again Democrats were excluded. Paul Ryan believed that Trump would sign the bill prior to today, but Trump reneged.

“I certainly wouldn’t sign the more moderate one,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” during an impromptu interview on the White House lawn. “I need a bill that gives this country tremendous border security. I have to have that.”

The truth is that he never read it; he is incapable of comprehending more than a few words. Fail.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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