At a recent political rally in Ohio, Donald Trump fully displayed the toxic serum he has been injecting into the American "body politic" for the last nine years.
Trump said, "If I don't get elected, it's going to be a bloodbath for the country. And that's the least of it." The Trump campaign made the excuse that he was speaking of an "economic bloodbath," but the use of the word bloodbath to describe an economic issue is very uncommon. And what did he mean by "that's the least of it?"
Trump's use of violent imagery and rhetoric is little different from Adolph Hitler's speeches of the early 1930s. For those who say "Trump won't do that — those are just words," I would say, how did that turn out for Germany? Trump's dystopian words are no different today than the words he used to incite the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to incoming President Joe Biden.
Trump knows what he is saying. The lesson of 1930s Germany is to heed what politicians say they are going to do.
In the rambling, profanity-filled speech, Trump referred to the convicted felons who attacked the U.S. Capitol building as "hostages." The mob that attacked the Capitol are not, as Trump claimed, "patriots." They are deluded fools serving justified prison sentences.
At the rally in Ohio, Trump snapped to attention, saluting a recording of the January 6th Convict Choir singing the national anthem. This is a former commander-in-chief saluting criminals who attacked the Capitol Police, seriously injuring many and causing the death of three. This is your MAGA Party that supposedly stands for "law and order" attempting, at Trump's behest, to overthrow a U.S. presidential election. Trump has a demonstrable taste for political violence.
He recently posted a bond to cover his penalties in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. The amount of debt Trump faces makes him a very ripe candidate for corruption by a foreign government. Far less debt than Trump's excludes candidates for government employment. The bond was put up by the Chubb Insurance Co. It is not known what assets Trump used to secure the bond.
More importantly, it is not known if another entity or government co-signed for the bond. We do know Trump received millions of dollars from foreign governments while president in direct violation of the "emoluments clause" that prohibits government officials from taking money or gifts from a foreign government.
For example, the government of Qatar rented an entire floor of California's most expensive office space from Trump at 555 California St. in San Francisco. The Qatar offices were always vacant. Never used. Simply a gratuity. Trump's violation of the emoluments clause was widespread and brazen.
Lewis County likes to take pride in wholesome values as compared to Seattle. With all due respect, I do not see how that can possibly be squared with support for someone like Trump who has no values at all.
Marty Ansley
Cinebar
