The Circus Comes to Town
Slated to Pitch its Tent in Washington, DC for at least the Next Four Years...With a Cast of Circus Performers Incapable of Making America Proud
Just as we imagined, a Trump cabinet is shaping up with people who should never be anywhere near government or US intelligence. Trump’s picks: Matt Gaetz with his sordid sexual and drug riddled history, Tulsi Gabbard a Russian apologist cozy with Vladimir Putin, and of course Fox News “weekend” host Pete Hegseth, who is not only a misogynist and white nationalist and author of “In the Arena” - has not one scintilla of governing or executive experience.
So what could go wrong? …Just about everything.
For a nation to be strong and respected across the globe, America must lead with at least the appearance of propriety and competence - but so far, it’s the opposite of what and who’s been proposed. To make matters ever worse, Trump has declined to sign the now long overdue ethics agreement to enable his incoming administration to have access to intelligence reports necessary to have a seamless transition of command and control.
As we can all imagine, transition is a time where any nation is most vulnerable, as America’s adversaries know there is an inherent weakness at this time - and in this political climate, such adversaries cannot be forgotten, minimized or overlooked.
According to CNN - the very Bill that Trump signed into law during his last administration, is now something he takes issue. And the reason he is failing to sign the agreement is because he doesn’t want to disentangle his assets to avoid a conflict of interests, but in fact, wants to keep his interests intact. CNN reported:
A sizable share of his net worth, meanwhile, is tied to the publicly traded parent company of Truth Social, the conservative social media network. Trump is the dominant shareholder and said Friday that he has no intention of selling his 114.75 million shares, worth about $3.7 billion.
Agreement Overdue
And that “ethics” agreement was to be signed by October 1st. It is ironic that this bipartisan Bill, signed by Trump himself in 2020, would now be ignored by Trump for his incoming administration. It is clear, he had signed that Bill to prevent others from doing what he intends to do himself.
His conflict with the laws and his failure to divest from financial interests makes clear, he is in this to get even richer - and not for the benefit of those who voted for him - the naive and unsuspecting American people. And we can’t under-estimate the benefits and conflicts of interest enuring to Elon Musk. A billionaire with US Government contracts - who controls space satellites - yet in private contact with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Musk is clearly one South African we do not know if we can trust, or for whom he is rooting.
Nothing to see Here?
If anyone doesn’t recognize by now, the US is more vulnerable than ever before as this circus becomes poised to pitch their tent in DC - senators like Elizabeth Warren yelling loudly above the bigtop that Trump is breaking the law - and if this illegal and highly unethical action is not resolved quickly, our nation is heading for big trouble.
All Avoidable
It is more than unfortunate that we all could have avoided this mess, had American voters paid attention to Trump’s previous announcements, grievances, and convictions for corruption and swindles. America you were warned by Harris too - but you chose not to pay attention. Had you done so, we wouldn’t now be in this mess right now.
America you did it to yourself. You had more than enough advance warning about what you were walking into, but did it anyway. If you thought you were voting against the policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris you got that wrong too. As Harris warned you, if you didn’t like the price of groceries and her commitment to stop the price gouging from the top - you would be paying even more when Trump got in power. Trump’s coveted tariff’s of up to 20% on everything “imported” you buy.
And we can’t forget his promised prosecution of his “perceived” enemies: politicians, judges, military generals - even private citizens. All of this as a result of Project 2025 policies of curbing your rights and the police state coming into vogue. America you got what you asked for with your vote - now let’s see if the nation, democracy and its people can weather this storm.
What to Do…
If you don’t like what’s coming next, or your sorry for your vote - you can support state governors in their Resistance, and join action groups now. Tell your Senators and Congress people to grow a backbone, and reign in a would-be tyrant. We all make mistakes, but this is one that surely cannot wait.
Notes:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/trump-legally-required-sign-ethics-agreement-fact-check/536-b0373e91-6bab-40fa-a653-2fd3d02ed886
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/11/12/sen--elizabeth-warren-donald-trump-transition-team-breaking-law-ethics-agreement
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