“TRUMP OVERACTING”
A president of the first world taking shortcuts of
third world leaders ???
By Charles H.
Slim
This will be an unforgettable
year for the world and especially for all the governments of the world, but if
there is one that will not be able to get it out of its head that will
undoubtedly be President Donald Trump. The internal situation in the United
States has been complicating with each month since the COVID-19 contagions
began within the country and although Trump initially tried to downplay this,
the consequences began to be seen on the most vulnerable population, reaching
See dantesque scenes of mass graves in isolated places in the country.
As it may have
been, out of sheer bravado or simple stupidity, Trump wanted to show that this
was only an exaggeration and that this virus was nothing more than a seasonal
flu, something very similar to what was raised by his Brazilian colleague, the
neo-Zionist Jair Bolsonaro.
Likewise, this
situation is but one of the many added together, complicating the possible
reelection of the president. But the excuse of the pandemic and the peculiar
way it has impacted the American reality has served Trump in recent hours to
use it as an argument to try to suspend the elections in November. At first
glance and from any unwary person, many might believe that the president
suddenly cares about the health of his citizens. But what are the real causes
for this public health concern to suddenly arise?
Of course, none,
it's just an excuse and nothing else. And when the non-face-to-face vote cast
at a distance and by mail was raised, the president raised his concern about
the possible commission of electoral fraud -something
that would be a great shame for the United States- for which reason, he had
suggested better postpone them even until A vaccine for COVID-19 is found. A
delirious and not democratic proposal, one more but nothing surprising coming
from the president and the circle that surrounds him.
Well, it is
clear that the blond president has lost the brightness that he could have had
in the beginning. Even among its most recalcitrant supporters, discontent has
been growing. To make matters worse, the most persistent opponents are on his
heels, especially the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi,
who does not miss a single one of the inconsistencies and mistakes that come
out of the acts of the Trump government.
Pelosi & Schumer |
Despite the fact that there are no
candidates with any political solvency in sight that can surpass him with any
forcefulness, in recent weeks the name of Joe Biden has been heard with greater
force in several states of the Union. According to the trends in numbers, Biden
would have 87% with vote intention within the Democratic sector and more than
52% among independent citizens, quite remarkable numbers for a second like
Biden. But what happens among the ranks of the Republicans?
Certainly in the
ranks of the Republicans there is confusion and the waters are divided. Trump
is a guy who causes those confusions that do not allow him to catalog where he
fits and what his next decisions may be. From a practical point of view, having
nothing to do with the political elite will help their failure ensure that
ordinary people regain confidence in professional politicians. On the contrary,
if he manages to overcome the problems that are crushing him, those same
sectors will bless him.
With regard to
the COVID-19 problem, the situation has worsened over the months and currently
there are 1,000 Americans who die per day, which adds to the serious
contraction of the economy and the difficulties it is causing to continue
giving aid of $ 600 dollars a month to the unemployed who have already expired.
By mid-May, more than 40 million Americans were applying for unemployment
insurance, evidencing the increase in business closings and layoffs.
People say: Wants to Work |
The situation is
certainly desperate and this is seen in the streets of large cities where long
lines of unemployed Americans queue up in front of welfare offices and street
canteens to get a plate of food. Given this, Nancy Pelosi has been very active
in touching both parties to reach an agreement in the near term that allows her
to continue providing unemployment benefits.
On this last
issue, the debate between Democrats and Republicans has reached a point where,
while some advocate continuing aid, Republicans oppose it, delaying with that
intransigence the exit for this situation.
When it comes to
foreign policy, Trump remains as erratic as it is ambiguous. Things get even
more complicated in Iraq, there is total stagnation in Syria and the situation
in Afghanistan does not seem to prosper.
Likewise, most
of these sectors more linked to the interests of banking, the arms-military
industry and perpetual war, prefer at the moment to have a guy like Trump than
a sexual pervert like Biden who does not have the character to maintain the
rhythm of conquest in the world. This does not seem to be what the citizens of
the state of Florida think that in a survey, a wide swath of its citizens with
support for the upcoming elections is shown.
But returning to
the reality of daily politics, to the neo-conservative sectors and their
Zionist colleagues within Congress, Trump has been a necessary evil, an
annoying but useful toothache to maneuver in the current international context
plagued with dangers and threats to US geopolitical plans to which Israel is
hooked. This is not the right time to get rid of this comedian since there is a
broad and complicated external front for the White House that has not yet been
able to stabilize. Washington's pressure on its European allies has only
deepened the anger and mistrust that ends up strengthening the positions of
Russia and the People's Republic of China. For the worse there is no such a
versatile and disorienting replacement to get rid of that mandatory discolo.
For now, their
circle of obsequives and their rivals must continue to tolerate their
occurrences, which, as seen with the suggestion of an endless suspension of the
next elections, in addition to unleashing a storm in the local media and in a
disjointed opposition, can unleash a once more the discomfort of the American
electoral collective.