Trump Has Already Set Fire to His Dream for 'Unity'
President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night was supposed to be about unity. Instead, it might have been the most divisive speech of his time in office. Trump tried, though. Kind of. “Together we can break decades of political stalemate. We can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future. The decision is ours to make,” he said before insinuating that anyone who seeks to investigate him, opposes a border wall or disagrees with his policy positions is un-American.
Trump has had a hard time taking his own advice about forging new solutions. On Thursday morning, he lashed out at Democrats, particularly Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the new chair of the House Intelligence Committee who on Wednesday announced he would lead a broader-than-expected investigation into Trump’s relationship with Russia. Several other committees prepared to take action, as well, including the House Judiciary Committee, which is ready to subpoena acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker if he refuses to answer the committee’s questions about the president. A subpoena for Trump’s tax returns could also be forthcoming.
“Unlimited Presidential Harassment,” Trump tweeted. “The Dems and their committees are going ‘nuts.’ The Republicans never did this to President Obama, there would be no time left to run government.”
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“Presidential Harassment” is, of course, nothing more than a term Trump made up to describe what he believes is unfair treatment from Democrats and the media. The “Republicans never did this to Obama” because Obama wasn’t simultaneously at the center of several independent federal investigations, nor was a significant portion of his inner circle indicted for cavorting with foreign adversaries and lying about it. In reality, there is so much circumstantial evidence to suggest criminality that it would be a dereliction of Schiff’s duty not to investigate. Same goes for the heads of the other congressional committees. “It’s our congressional responsibility, and if we didn’t do it, we would be delinquent in that,” Pelosi said Wednesday, according to the New York Times.
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