I have not written much about this presidency because the thought of Donald Trump in the Oval Office still makes me shake my head in disbelief. But I do keep up with the sickening news coming from the Trump White House and I remain baffled that there are Americans who still support this gradual push to Authoritarian.
Why Authoritarian you asked? Because to hell with the United States Constitution and the First Amendment. Donald Trump has stumped all over that document like a four-year old throwing a tantrum. Authoritarian because time and again, Donald Trump has proven that he has absolutely no problem with fighting those that opposes him, even if he is wrong and they are right.
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin made this very observation tonight while talking to Anderson Cooper. Asked to talk about a New York Times report that revealed Trump wanted to fire Mueller in December, Toobin explained that Trump is firing people “for doing their job!”
“Rod Rosenstein has done nothing wrong. He has done his job. Yet it seems like – and I certainly believe the reporting of our colleagues – that he is on the verge of losing his job because he did the right thing. So I think it is totally believable that the President is considering firing Rosenstein, that he almost fired Mueller in December and earlier last year. But we can’t lose perspective on the fact that this is wrong. This whole approach to being president is wrong!
