April 5th will see nationwide protests with regard to the Trump administration’s unconstitutional behavior pushing beyond the limits of what executive action legally allows. The administration’s attacks on judges, journalists, law firms, trans folk, and anyone else who defies their behavior should disturb anyone who cares about the future of US democracy. He is already discussing not leaving office at the end of this, his second term which has been increasingly autocratic and defying the principle of three equal branches of government. The Executive, Legislative, and the Judicial branches are equal and are designed to keep each other in check. A president is not a monarch with no limits on his power.

It is disturbing to hear him threaten long term allies Canada and Denmark and Panama with war, as he cozies up to dictators and takes Russia’s side over Ukraine’s, and spreads outright lies: saying that Ukraine started the war with Russia is blatant rewriting of history. And the tariffs are starting needless trade wars with our allies and will only end up hurting not only the US economy, but that of the world. So messed up on so many levels. And yet idiots are still supporting him and his enablers. I do think it will backfire on the GOP. As more and more people tire of seeing their investment accounts shrink, and prices increase, ultimately it is going to badly hurt the GOP’s future. Unfortunately many people’s lives will be hurt in the meantime.