President Trump
For the first time, President Trump called himself a “nationalist” during a rally in Texas last night for Sen. Ted Cruz, fully embracing the label that’s defined his populist rhetoric and protectionist policies. The President also escalated his attacks on the migrant caravan making its way through Mexico. He claimed, without a shred of evidence, that MS-13 gang members and “unknown Middle Easterners” were among those in the caravan. Trump basically insinuated that terrorists have infiltrated the group, though CNN crews have observed mostly mothers and children, and a senior counterterrorism official refutes the President’s claim.In what is essentially his closing argument for the midterms, the President is engaged in a fact-free, racially charged diatribe the likes of which we’ve never seen, says CNN’s Stephen Collinson. But here’s the most shocking part: It may work. In some polls, Trump’s approval rating has reached all-time highs, giving the GOP hope the much-predicted “blue wave” will turn into a washout.
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How much more one-party minority rule by Trump & the GOP can the US survive? It remains to be seen.
PWS
10-22-18