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[THREAD]: When you sell your soul to the devil, you go to hell. You lose it all.
Donald Trump didn't care about the "right to life." He was pro-abortion before he was anti-abortion. It was about expediency. (1/9)
Donald Trump didn't care about the "right to life." He was pro-abortion before he was anti-abortion. It was about expediency. (1/9)
Donald Trump didn't care about the federal debt. He gladly ran up the deficits each year in office because doing so rewarded his corporate friends with tax cuts. Debt? That's for future people to worry about.
Donald Trump didn't care about America's standing in the world...(2/9)
Donald Trump didn't care about America's standing in the world...(2/9)
As long as he could demonize Muslims, Mexicans, Chinese ("China virus") he was able to divert attention toward a "common enemy," which is one of the orchestrating factors of a dictatorship. To hell with NATO and our very important allies...(3/9)
...His reverence for autocrats and his dream of himself being one overcame any national interest he swore to defend and protect.
Donald Trump didn't care about federalism and state's rights. He was all about taking power at the federal level when it suited him...(4/9)
Donald Trump didn't care about federalism and state's rights. He was all about taking power at the federal level when it suited him...(4/9)
...(direction and power over state elections) and abdicating power when federal power was needed (a unified effort to defeat COVID, a strong, reliable military).
Donald Trump didn't care about military honor and service. He called McCain and other war heroes "weak" and...(5/9)
Donald Trump didn't care about military honor and service. He called McCain and other war heroes "weak" and...(5/9)
...pardoned American war criminals who tainted US standing in the world, despite his own shirking of military service. Because he's a bully and thinks strength is about immediate appearances, not integrity and principles.
Donald Trump was about isolationism,...(6/9)
Donald Trump was about isolationism,...(6/9)
...both militarily & economically. He wanted to build walls between the US and other nations, not tear them down and share a common goal of democracy and prosperity. The free market was anathema to him, except when it suited his own businesses, which he ran like a mobster...(7/9)
The GOP supported this man. They nominated him. They elected him. They used him to get their federal judiciary. In turn, he used them to gain personal power. He used white grievance and angst, a subtle, unspoken Republican trait, openly and overtly to gain followers...(8/9)
...The GOP never disavowed him, despite him being antithetical to so many principles that they claimed to stand for. Because he served their purposes in the moment.
Until he didn't. And then they lost everything. (9/9)
Until he didn't. And then they lost everything. (9/9)
