Lies, lies, and more lies; large lies, small lies. This is a
problem that America unfortunately is faced with under the leadership of Mr.
Trump. The ability to trust an ally has to be a major concern of allies who, in
times of crises, form partnerships in order to accomplish their mutual
interests.
If there were to be a
crisis, how could our allies trust what Trump promises or says? At the recent
Helsinki Summit, in answer to a journalist’s question regarding the culpable party in the election attack,
Trump said, “I don’t see any reason why it would be Russia”. The next day, he said
that what he meant to say was, “I
don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be Russia.” Despite
having several staffers with him (who were in the position to correct any
erroneous statements immediately after the speech, or on AF One) the “misstatement”
was not corrected until about 24 hours later. The response was made due the
furor in the USA and abroad over the peculiar statement. When partnering with
allies on an international concern, you can’t say: “I commit 50,000 troops to
this important initiative”, only to “walk it back” at the time of delivery
saying, “Well I meant to say 5,000, not 50,000.” That doesn’t work. When
leaders speak publicly, especially on the world stage, their words must well thought-out
and precise. Furthermore, important speeches should be reviewed before
delivery, and after, in order to insure that it was delivered exactly as
intended. Many believe it is possible that the Trump speech was delivered as intended, but conveniently “corrected” after the public uproar.
The majority of American citizens know that Trump is a pathological liar and the poster boy for extreme
narcissism. These are not the preferable traits for an American president.
Some eighteen months into the Trump Administration, we have been
lucky because there hasn’t been a major crisis requiring our teaming up with allies to confront the issue.
Besides his history of lying at every turn, Mr. Trump has shown a cruel
disrespect for some of our key allies, like Angela Merkle, Justin Trudeau, and
Elizabeth May, representing Germany, Canada, and England, respectively. Further
complicating the Trump issue is the fact that Trump is a subject and perhaps a
target in the Mueller Investigation. Given the current news-of-the-day, the
possibility that the Trump Campaign, the Trump Administration, or Mr. Trump
himself, colluded or conspired with Russia with respect to our last
Presidential Election appears more-and-more probable
as each day passes.
In addition to the truth issues regarding Trump, there are several
lawsuits pending against him and it
is possible that more will follow. Therefore, Trump and his presidency are in a
precarious condition at best.
Trump’s lies go a long way to divide America, especially along
racial lines. He also alienates the press with such false statements as “the
press is the enemy of the people”. He says that you can’t trust the
intelligence community, and other government entities, but you can trust him. He sounds more and more
like some totalitarian dictator rallying the citizenry, than the head of the
most successful democracy on earth. His words are very dangerous and divisive,
and I am not exaggerating!
Trump’s demonstrated allegiance to Mr. Putin is hard for many to
understand, especially in the aftermath of Russia’s 2016 election crimes perpetrated
against the USA. Yet, Trump continues to embrace Putin and denigrate our
traditional allies. Many are asking, “What gives”?
Trump’s strange deference to Mr. Putin was dramatically
demonstrated at the Helsinki Debacle in July. The Helsinki Debacle show cased
Trump kowtowing to Putin on the world stage. Trump suggests that he wants to
get along with Russia because together, the US and Russia holds 90% of the
world’s nuclear capability. Without definitively saying so, Trump seems to be
trying to conjure up the image that an association with Russia cushions us
against a possible nuclear catastrophe.
Trump likes to say that America is the “laughing stock of the
world”, but fails to recognize that this is because of him. Trump has brought
pathological lying to a new high, and America to a new low.
We can go on forever talking about Trump’s lies and misdeeds, but
suffice it to say that Trump must be replaced by a capable person of vision,
who possesses high morals and unquestionable honesty. We don’t need another “Liar-in-Chief” with
dictatorial tendencies. See you at the ballot box!
