I couldn’t tell who was more upset, the woman on the other end of the line or her husband, who was telling her what to say. He was certainly more voluble.
The couple took issue with my support of Kamala Harris for president.
“This is a Republican town!” she declared, intimating I was out of place.
But even JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, must have been given pause Thursday evening when participating in a televised public forum in Detroit.
The format included calls from undecided voters.
Ring. Ring.
“I do have a question,” the caller said. …. “How brilliant is Donald Trump?”
Yep, it was none other.
And after realizing Trump was dead serious, Vance fawningly said, “Sir, of course, you’re very brilliant.”
Two conclusions: Trump has the ego of an autocrat and Vance is an opportunistic sycophant.
Republicans’ response?
“Oh, they’re so cute!”
As Trump “joked” in his previous campaign, he is untouchable.
“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters. It’s, like, incredible.”
Ha. Ha. Ha.
At every turn, Trump is given a pass.
His most recent tax reform plan is to eliminate the federal income tax and instead fund the government through massive tariffs.
“Now we have income taxes and people are dying,” he said in what is now known as his “weave” style of speaking, a nice way of saying he struggles to connect the dots.
Economists of every ilk have debunked the strategy, saying it would put an unfathomable burden on the middle class to support the economy.
And Republicans? Not a peep.
Trump continues to reiterate he’ll be a dictator “only” on “Day One,” if elected, but that should not be a concern, because “We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote” again.
That’s not comforting.
Retired Gen. John F. Kelly, who served as Trump’s chief of staff as well his Secretary of Homeland Security, is warning American such talk is akin to fascism.
“He’s certainly an authoritarian and admires people who are dictators,” the former Marine general said.
