Bryn Mawr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:41 pm
spot wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:39 pm
Well, we're into the aftermath.
Trump made it clear he intends to remain a political force by declaring: “I stand before you today to declare that the incredible journey we began together four years ago is far from over.”
“We all knew that the Biden administration was going to be bad – but none of us imagined just how bad they would be, and how far left they would go... Joe Biden has had the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history.
And adding: “Biden’s radical immigration policies aren’t just illegal – they are immoral, they are heartless, and they are a betrayal of our nation’s core values.”
Trump called on Biden to reopen schools despite ongoing safety fears due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The former president also invoked his “America first” nationalist agenda by insisting: “We believe in standing up to China, shutting down outsourcing, bringing back our factories and supply chains, and ensuring that America, not China, dominates the future.”
In a speech that lasted about 90 minutes, Trump fell back on his reliable rightwing themes against immigration, especially dealing harshly with migrants crossing the US-Mexico border, and talking up his barrier strengthening there.
He also took off on a transphobic rant, claiming that transgender athletes were ruining women’s sport.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... it-florida
What you're looking at there is a White Supremacist Republican party nailing its agenda to the masthead.
Fine by me. They can drive off a cliff the way they're going. If the new White House administration is annoying them then that's even more of a bonus.
Apart from the fact that he’s setting out to keep the country divided - the more the divisions heal during the next four years the less his chances of re-election.
Well, it doesn't take much to keep the US divided, these days.
Where I live, the Trump flags still fly, and there are several TRUMP 2024 flags added to the mix, now.
Our county election results show that Biden/Harris received less than 10% of the votes cast. The same in every county in the region.
I'm developing permanent bite-marks in my tongue, these days, from conversations with the neighbors turning towards national politics.
Granddaughter just pointed out that our meager household accounts for more that 1% of the total votes cast for Biden in our county.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence