Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

Inflation continues to grow, especially for the most important necessities: food and housing. Millions of Americans are losing their healthcare. Americans seeking employment are finding fewer opportunities for good-paying jobs. The tourist industry is losing billions of dollars each month. Confidence is in steep decline.

At the end of his first illegitimate presidency, Trump’s failure to lead our nation in the fight against Covid-19 resulted in the loss of more than one million lives, and nearly placed America in a second Great Depression. In 2026, he may succeed in the latter.

The irony here is that exit polls on November 5, 2024 revealed that a large number of voters believed that Trump would be better for the American economy. Either most Americans are dumber than people in other nations, or they don’t understand the importance of our elections.  

The two worst presidents in American history failed at every attempt in the private sector, and continued their failures into public life.

George W. Bush left office on January 20, 2009 with our nation in the Great Recession. Trump was evicted from the White House on January 20, 2017, with our country in the highest unemployment rate in decades, and facing the federal equivalency of bankruptcy.

Fact: Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43, and Trump forced their Democratic successors to spend most of their time in office saving our nation from disasters created by their Republican predecessors. In his first year, Trump has added more than two trillion dollars to the national debt while spending more than 10 million dollars each month for his personal pleasure. He claims to be a “conservative.” Stop laughing.

Trump is a poorly educated man with a low level of intelligence who refuses to read “Presidency for Dummies.” His ill-advised tariffs are beginning to threaten the world’s economy. Trump’s predecessors worked hard to establish free trade agreements, and Trump is destroying the world’s growing economy in just a few months. Although our nation’s wealthiest individuals project a growing economy for themselves if you voted for him, and are not feeling the effects of your mistake today, you will and very soon.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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