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It does not feel good to distrust a president at a time like this.

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Now he wants to act like we’re a nation.

The president wants the Congress to pass a massive economic stimulus package worth upwards of $850 billion. Don’t get me wrong. I think the government should step in when the times call for action. But that brings me to ask: Is now the time for action? I mean, I’m no economist, but it seems me…

Everyone agrees the president is weak, but few people understand why. Sure, Donald Trump is a lying, thieving, philandering sadist. That’s never helped his popularity. But I don’t think that alone explains his weakness. I have another theory you might like. You can’t really be a popular president when you’re leading a party that a…

Donald Trump is always right. Ask him.

Things are moving quickly, but one thing’s for sure. You can’t expect the guy who betrayed his country by demanding foreign interference in the 2020 election to be the same guy who leads America out of a pandemic. You can’t trust a fascist to do the work of democracy. But you can trust a fascist…

You can’t trust a fascist to do the work of democracy.