Trump will leave the White House in January—his stench will linger on and on

SJ Otto

President Donald Trump may seem stupid, but at times he is dangerously clever. His latest trick is to find all kinds of ways to sabotage the future presidency of Joe Biden before it begins. He is doing all kinds of things to make it hard for Biden to transition into his own political agenda. According to a New York Times article:

“Mr. Trump has spent the last two weeks hunkered down in the White House, raging about a “stolen” election and refusing to accept the reality of his loss. But in other ways he is acting as if he knows he will be departing soon, and showing none of the deference that presidents traditionally give their successors in their final days in office.”

The article said he is trying to sabotage Biden on “issues of war, the environment, criminal justice, trade, the economy and more, President Trump and top administration officials are doing what they can to make changing direction more difficult.”

The article went on to say that his is just about the first time an outgoing president has tried to make it more difficult for an income president. In the past Republicans have tried to be helpful:

“It is one final norm shattered by Mr. Trump — and a stark contrast to the last Republican president who handed over power to a Democrat.

Former president George W. Bush consciously left it to his successor, Barack Obama, to decide how to rescue the auto industry and whether to approve Afghan troop increases. And when Congress demanded negotiations over the bank bailouts, Mr. Bush stepped aside and let Mr. Obama cut a deal with lawmakers even before he was inaugurated.”

But NOT Trump.

“During the past four years Mr. Trump has not spent much time thinking about policy, but he has shown a penchant for striking back at his adversaries. And with his encouragement, top officials are racing against the clock to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, secure oil drilling leases in Alaska, punish China, carry out executions and thwart any plans Mr. Biden might have to reestablish the Iran nuclear deal….

….They are upping tension in Iran, which could lead to a confrontation. The economy is tanking and they are not doing anything about unemployment benefits,” he said.”

 And they are rushing to get as many “Trump supporting” judges and other as they can:

“They are filling vacancies on scientific panels, pushing to complete rules that weaken environmental standards, nominating judges and rushing their confirmations through the Senate, and trying to eliminate health care regulations that have been in place for years.”

It is hard to imagine a more despicable president or human being. He is leaving damage to the environment and hurting a lot of people over health care, unemployment and other benefits needed by those harmed by the pandemic. It is hard to believe so many working class people really saw this man as being on their side when he has done so much damage.

On foreign policy there is one bright spot. He is removing troops from Afghanistan. But he is bringing us closer to war with Iran. His belligerence toward Iran has never made any sense. Now he is trying to cement a policy that may lead to a war that most of us don’t want.

His damage will take years to fix. We can only hope that Karma will catch up with this man. His legacy needs to be obliterated. If there is any justice in the universe, Trump will get his comeuppance. But I am not convinced such things really happen.

Trump will go down in history as the worst ass hole to ever sit in the White House. He has cornered the market on being a belligerent, mean spirited, nasty ass hole. His agenda has been one of corporate corruption and greed. Almost everything he has done has made it really hard for his fellow human beings to survive in this country. He is so nasty tempered and vindictive he makes former President Richard Nixon seem like a saint.  

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