Donald Trump is a pariah. He is the epitome of everything that is wrong with America. Not another man in history has been accused of such a huge number of crimes and Constitutional violations. Not a single day has passed without another accusation from individuals, local, state, and federal officials. This alone should be a concern of all 330 million Americans.

Trump has failed many times over the last 38 months, and when a crisis forced him to take action and provide aid to 330 million Americans, he did nothing. Although health professionals continue to beg for desperately needed supplies, Trump refuses to implement the Defense Production Act. In most situations our nation is better off when Trump does nothing; this is not one of those times.

Trump brags about everything, but the truth is, he has done nothing. He has not helped the economy grow. Programs begun by the Obama administration placed our nation in full recovery. Thanks to poor decisions and wasteful spending, our nation was moving towards a recession before the coronavirus came to America. Trump’s racism has been focused on Hispanics. He is not serious about solving our immigration problem. Trump denies the truth: most illegal immigration begins in our ports of entry as people from around the world arrive on visitor’s visas and never leave. Healthcare remains a problem. The United States of America is the only developed nation without universal healthcare while 706 billionaires and 18.6 million millionaires are the only Americans who are able to enjoy all the freedoms promised to all of our nation’s people. Trump is the rich man’s president, and during his illegitimate presidency the gap in income inequality has widened dramatically.

To all my Republican friends. Try turning off Fox Noise and read something. You will be shocked as you learn how Trump and his party are failing the American people. Republicans rely on an ignorant electorate to win elections.

The Truth Lives Here

Op-ed by James Turnage

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