A strange group of people arose behind President Trump as he held a rally for himself in Georgia. My mind saw a person with their hands over their eyes, See No Evil, and another with their hand over their ears, Hear No Evil. On stage stood the Speaker of Evil.
Update 1-10-21: Two days after I published this post, the Speaker of Evil incited followers to riot at the U.S. Capital. It's day four Post Trump Riot and WaPo offered:
“This is everything that everyone’s been blocking for four years, the role of buffering Trump,” said one of the president’s advisers. “It’s horrible. People are miserable. They can’t wait for the two weeks to be over. Everyone’s taking one day at a time trying to get him through the next two weeks without massive problems.”
The portrait that emerged from interviews with administration officials and Trump advisers and associates, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid, is of a president indignant, unmoored and psychologically fragile — one who some aides believe has sabotaged his legacy and threatens the orderly transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden.
One administration official described Trump’s behavior as that of “a total monster.” Another said the situation was “insane” and “beyond the pale.”
“He is alone. He is mad King George,” said a Republican in frequent touch with the White House. “Trump believes that he has these people so intimidated they wouldn’t dare mess with him. I think Trump doesn’t understand how precarious his situation is right now.”
Trump doesn't care about anything other than himself. The nation witnessed yet again his dual need for glory and revenge. Trump's niece weighed in:
The storming of the Capitol still shocked her. “What struck me first was how degrading it was. That amount of desecration. The tawdriness of it. Tawdriness is who Donald is, but playing out in the halls of Congress.” She describes the people vandalising offices, carrying Confederate flags, wearing Camp Auschwitz T-shirts – and yet Trump’s message to them was how much they were loved.
“It was the last four years in real time, distilled to its very essence, proving how much the very worst people among us have been so enabled and emboldened. It hit me later that the next people in line for the presidency were in the same room, and how unfathomably dangerous that was.”
The ramifications need addressing now, she says. “This is not a time to deliberate. It’s time to act quickly.”
Trump is incapable of learning lessons. In his mind he gives lessons and takes what he wants.
Update 1-15-21: Americans are opening up their eyes and ears to Trump's evil:
Nine in 10 Americans oppose the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, seven in 10 say Donald Trump bears at least some responsibility for it and a majority in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll – 56% – favors efforts in Congress to bar him from holding elected office again.
Fifty-four percent in the national survey also say Trump should be charged criminally with inciting a riot for having encouraged his supporters to march on the Capitol. More, 66%, say he has behaved irresponsibly, more broadly, in his statements and actions since the election.
Update 2-4-21: The Red Team remains firmly in the palm of Donald Trump
Update 2-13-21: WSJ Editorial Board said Trump is forever stained by the January 6th insurrection:
Trump’s legacy “will be forever stained” by the deadly violence that rocked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and “by his betrayal of his supporters in refusing to tell them the truth” about his 2020 election loss in the weeks leading up to the insurrection, said the newspaper’s conservative editorial board.
Update 7-4-21: The Trump show held a rally in Sarasota, Florida. Thousands turned out to worship their leader.
Update 8-30-22: Next round of Jan. 6ths is encouraged by Senator Lindsey Graham:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Sunday that if former President Donald Trump is prosecuted, there will be “riots in the streets.”
Tea Party, 1776 ....
Update 5-13-23: It's now speak no evil. The Insane Red Team won't speak about their titular leader's cascade of lies, scandals and legal jeopardy. Head down, say nothing.
