Washington Post Opinion Writer Dana Milbank lays it all out in a must read opinion piece. He says many Americans held their noses two years ago and voted for Donald Trump. But two years later, all Americans have seen the results with their own eyes. Trump’s name is nowhere to be seen on the ballot next Tuesday. But then again, he’s everywhere. It’s a short list of Republicans who aren’t beholden to his every whim. Here are some of the highlights:
“Trump defended neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville.
“He oversaw a policy separating young children from their parents and warehoused the kids at the border, including some who have yet to be reunited.
“He took Vladimir Putin’s word over that of the U.S. intelligence community, accepting Russia’s denial that it interfered in our election.
“Trump defended neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville.
“He oversaw a policy separating young children from their parents and warehoused the kids at the border, including some who have yet to be reunited.
“He lied about hush money paid to an adult-film actress, as recounted in a guilty plea by the lawyer who arranged the payment.
“He had hired Paul Manafort and three other senior campaign advisers who eventually pleaded guilty or were convicted in a sprawling and ongoing criminal probe of Russia, Trump and the 2016 election.
He attacked the news media as the “enemy of the people.”
“He befriended some of the world’s most loathed autocrats, including Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, whose extralegal death squadshave killed thousands; and he refused to take serious action after the Saudi regime murdered and dismembered a Post contributing columnist in Turkey.
“He opened personal rifts with the leaders of Britain, Germany, Canada and other countries that had been stalwart allies.
“He has released an unending stream of invective on Twitter and in speeches, often in vulgar and misogynistic terms.
“He insulted John McCain after the Arizona senator’s death, initially not ordering flags to be flown at half-staff.
“He has established a whole new level of mendacity, averaging 30 false or misleading statements a day now, and totaling 6,420 such bogus claims during his presidency.
“And he has exploited and worsened divisions among Americans, coarsened public discourse and used racial hatred, resentment of women’s gains and fear of immigrants and minorities as political weapons.”
My Sunday column: We have no excuses now. Our eyes are wide open. https://t.co/e9mzDvtJYR
— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) November 3, 2018