Various innuendoes of what is coming are beginning to show ugly hints foretending the future.
Today was a rally - something new Presidents have never done before and I gather that Melania began with the Lord's Prayer. So much for the separation of church and state. Whether the rally was to feed Trump's bottomless need for stroking his ego or for maintaining the enthusiasm of his base, a rally such as this promotes the personality of the President.
There is serious talk of expanding the "deportation force" and expanding categories of illegal immigrants that are to be targeted for deportation.
The President has declared that the press is "the enemy of thee American people" and that the press publishes "fake news", also known as lies. He calls whistleblowers illegal leakers, and referred the matter to the Attorney General.
Trump has said that he will end crime and his Attorney General has lied about the level of crime in the country that he, along with the trump administration, will work to bring order back to the country.
Then there are Trump's disregard for the norms of the Presidency, such as releasing taxes and disclosing and divesting financial assets. This disregard reflects distain for our fundamental values and, as the 31 year old senior policy advisor, Stephen Miller, declared, this President's "authority will not be questioned".
We have Steve Bannon, an avowed right winger whose goal is to deconstruct the very fabric of American democracy, sitting closest to the President.
I won't go into the developing issues of Russian influence on American government.
In summary, look at all these facts together and face the reality - that we are moving toward a level of authoritarian government that defies anything we have ever seen since the founding of the country. This is not a Republican versus democrat issue. This is a fight for American democracy.
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