The Time magazine cover story of May 27 included an interview with Donald Trump and his closest advisors, in which Trump’s second term agenda was laid out. The following is an excerpt of that article:
“He would let red states monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans. He would, at his personal discretion, withhold funds appropriated by Congress, according to top advisers. He would be willing to fire a U.S. attorney who doesn’t carry out his order to prosecute someone … . He would gut the U.S. civil service, deploy the National Guard to American cities as he sees fit, close the White House pandemic-preparedness office, and staff his administration with acolytes who back his false assertion that the 2020 election was stolen.”
But the most frightening part of the article dealt with Trump’s cruelty; his justification of violence when it suits his personal agenda; his attacks and calls for harming people who disagree with him; his disregard for human life; his love of murderous dictators like Putin and MBS and his desire to emulate them. Trump is one scary individual.
Diana Gray
North Huntingdon