By Ken Zino
I agree with ex-President Trump that the U.S. has a big mental health problem. It was on full display Wednesday night on CNN. Worse, in seven months it could be extended for four more years, 18 months from now if the seditionist in chief gets re-elected.
Starving from his lack of political power, the loser once again -- in front of an adoring audience -- served up the same conspiracy fantasies, outright lies, racist and sexual attacks, economic nonsense -- that made him a political force.
Trump bit voraciously coming out of the political swamp he over-filled even as he promised to “drain” it. He started with rigged election lies. He wouldn't commit to honoring the results of the next election if it were “rigged.”
Along the way he called the female moderator Kaitlin Collins "a nasty person" for repeatedly trying to get answers to questions he consistently ducked as he kept talking over her, a form of broadcast sexual assault. He also attacked yet again the woman whose lawsuit resulted in a New York civil jury finding him liable of sexual abuse and defamation this week.
Trump claimed the war in Ukraine would not have happened if he were president, ignoring his previous stance that the invasion showed Putin was a genius. If reelected, he would end the war in 24 hours? He once again attacked our European NATO allies, saying they are getting a free ride as the US supports democracy in Ukraine. He refused to say if he wants Ukraine to win the war against the Russian attack.
He took credit for the Roe v. Wade upset, while disparaging the U.S. justice system and its juries. He ducked a federal abortion ban question, saying that pro-life people now have something to negotiate with. He would decide based on his so-called judgment of what's right for those concerned, slipping in that he thinks the Reagan exceptions might have a place.
Trump called a Black police officer a thug. He will pardon the January 6 insurrectionists, praising violent criminals. On his former vice president, Mike Pence, pursued by a lynch mob after Trump falsely said Pence had the power to overturn the election results; “I don’t feel he was in any danger; Pence was the one who did something wrong.” Still no apology to Pence.
The Chinese people in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown don't speak English. Immigrants are carrying diseases and flocking here. He did build the wall. His separation of families worked, implying he would bring it back.
Yes, we should default on our loans. To hell with Hamilton and that full faith and credit nonsense. Default now because it will be easier now than later?
Yes, the U.S. has a big mental health problem. Trump hasn't changed. He is unfit to lead a constitutional republic. The Republican party-sons need therapy. Our mental health problem grows.
The rest isn't silence, there are more acts to stage. Chaos created by a starving rat feasting on falsehoods continues. Criminal investigations are still ongoing in Washington and Georgia over classified documents and false electors and obstruction of justice. This tragedy needs to close without a sequel.