Trump Is Determined to Split the Country in Two

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Trump Is Determined to Split the Country in Two

July 22, 2020 at 12:27 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 144 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/22/trump-is-determined-to-split-the-country-in-two/

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Ron Brownstein: “On one front, Trump is taking his confrontational approach toward big cities to an ominous new level by deploying federal law-enforcement officials to Portland and potentially other locales over the objection of local officials… On the other, Republican governors, especially but not exclusively across the Sun Belt, have repeatedly blocked mostly Democratic local leaders from locking down their communities, despite exploding caseloads in cities from Atlanta to Phoenix.”

“The common thread in these twin confrontations is that they pit Republican officials who rely on support primarily from exurban, small-town, and rural voters against major metropolitan areas that favor Democrats. In the process, these Republicans—Trump in particular—may be hoping to rally their non-urban voter base by defining themselves explicitly in opposition to the cities. Trump is likely to underscore that message in his White House speech this afternoon on ‘combating violent crime in American cities.'”

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The common thread in these twin confrontations is that they pit Republican officials who rely on support primarily from exurban, small-town, and rural voters against major metropolitan areas that favor Democrats. In the process, these Republicans—Trump in particular—may be hoping to rally their nonurban voter base by defining themselves explicitly in opposition to the cities. Trump is likely to underscore that message in his White House speech this afternoon on “combating violent crime in American cities.”

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[RKP5637]

1. He's following the dictator's handbook and Putin is probably advising him.

Americans are not used to this and many likely think it will just go away. Trump is testing how far he can go.

[BComplex]

7. Bill Barr is the one pulling trump's strings. Bill Barr is dangerous in the extreme.

He is getting trump hyped up on what can be done "legally" with little tidbits of dictatorship chum.

[RKP5637]

15. Yes, a very dangerous combo! n/t

[Wounded Bear]

2. If it breaks, it will be more than two parts...

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, Putin loves his big ol fat ass'd whore "Benedict" Donald J Trump

[WyattKansas]

4. The Russians have fantasized about the U.S. breaking up into smaller countries for years.

So Russia could rebuild their Soviet Empire.

[uponit7771]

5. +1, I saw a translated Russian political talk show and this is one of their wet dreams; a civil war

... and financial destruction in the US

[WyattKansas]

9. And Dumbass tRUMP is just the traitor to give them their fantasy.

With Republican/Conservative help in every way possible to fuck over the United States.

[dalton99a]

10. Kremlin propaganda pushes U.S. 'civil war' message

https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/columnists/2019/03/24/kremlin-propaganda-pushes-united-states-civil-war-message/stories/20190318145
Kremlin propaganda pushes U.S. ‘civil war’ message
Divisive comments by Trump aid Putin

Since well before the 2016 election — they’ve been differentiating their message, separately targeting the left and the right in the United States with inflammatory rhetoric and fake-news messages, repeatedly employing the term “civil war.”

That serves the Kremlin’s ultimate goal to weaken the United States to the point where it gives up its global leadership — just as the U.S. intelligence services have warned us.

Mr. Putin believes that would make his position and stature inside and outside of Russia more secure.

The main tools the Kremlin has relied upon in promoting that message in the United States are its official television channel Russia Today and social media.

[Mike 03]

17. Thanks for posting this.

We should be seeing more of Fiona Hill.

[uponit7771]

19. +1

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. I don't think he has a clue what he's doing.

He's just bouncing around from Advisor to Advisor and none of them have any business in the jobs they have.

[BComplex]

8. But bill barr DOES know, and he's appealing to something trump is naturally attracted to:

dictatorship.

[leftyladyfrommo]

11. Barr is the really scary one.

He's into some really bizarre religious trip.

[BComplex]

12. The bizarre religious trip (Opus Dei) is the least of his weirdness.

He's mostly a dictator/nazi wannabe.

[donco]

13. We gotta

get a handle on the voter suppression across the country.

[underpants]

14. I thought the key these days is female voters in the suburbs

Sounds like they are jumping right over the burbs if this really is their plan. If they have a plan.

[NCDem47]

16. As to the OP's thread title: It's the only play he has left

Honestly. He wants us all at each other's necks so we're not paying attention to or talking about his presidential record or treachery.

For TWO years, Trump had Senate and House under his control. His "accomplihments" during that time? The uppermost 1% and corporate tax cut and sailing through two Supreme Court justices (which I think they even had to initially change the rules to make happen).

For the last year-and-a-half, it's ONLY been federal judges approved in Senate and nothing else.

He rode in on general peace troughout the world and an economy that was on the rise year-after-year for eight years prior.

He's running like someone else has been in charge when he's had A LOT of levers to pull. Yet, nothing.

His recent flurry of "beautiful" things to come in the next two weeks is a joke. Amazing how much activity (empty promises) have happened here since COVID broke his spell.

[Initech]

18. Trump is like the Joker - he has no goals. His only ones are chaos and division.

Imagine four more years of this shit.