It’s possible what we’re seeing isn’t the effects of a growing movement of a destructive force, but rather the shaking and rattling of a poorly built car whose doors and wheels are about to fall off.
There’s been a strange quality to the continuing tension in the air of American politics of late. On the surface, the usual things are happening – “usual” in this context means actions and statements by prominent politicians that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. But there’s something else going on as well.in a civil case, brought in New York, about what the state says are shady business practices by his various real estate companies.
But even in that context, the death penalty part stands out. Legal commentators have noticed that Milley may well be a witness in one of the several federal cases against Trump.
Such violent talk is catching. Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who is trying to out-Trump Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, went on a rant about illegal immigrants, who he said were carrying fentanyl into the US. Under his potential administration, DeSantis vowed that these people would be shot at the border. “Of course you use deadly force,” he said. “....
Meanwhile, one of Trump’s most rabid Congressional supporters was getting into trouble. Lauren Boebert, a loose cannon from rural Colorado who spouts things about family values, was thrown out of a Denver theatre during a stage musical performance. The theatre said she’d been disruptive and was even vaping. The representative denied it … until CCTV footage from inside showed her vaping and being disruptive.
Bill Wyman is a former assistant managing editor of National Public Radio, in Washington. He lectures at the University of Sydney.is a former arts editor and assistant managing editor of National Public Radio in Washington. He teaches at the University of Sydney.
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