"t should come as no surprise that this is how the Trump presidency ends. Conspiracy theories were the lifeblood of his early political career. His baseless claims about president Barack Obama’s birth certificate, and the dog-whistle racism that accompanied them, helped him on an improbable journey to the highest office in the land. His lies then seemed like a means to an end. Today, as he approaches the end of his one-term presidency, they are all he has left. "
"The fact that Trump has spent years making unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, always without evidence, has done little to dampen his supporters’ belief this time around – rather his history of claims seems to have bolstered their popularity now. Many of Trump’s colleagues in the Republican Party have said privately that the president’s baseless claims are little more than “
theatre” and he will eventually concede. But litle thought appears to have been given to the long-term impact this theatre might have."
"“I think about half this country won’t recognise Biden as legitimate. They won’t recognise this election,” said Stewart Rhodes, who founded the Oath Keepers, which is one of the largest anti-government militias in the country.
“What that means is that everything that comes out of his mouth will be considered not of any force or effect, anything he signs into law we won’t recognise as legitimate. We’ll be very much like the founding fathers. We’ll end up nullifying and resisting.”
When Trump leaves office in January, the anger and resentment he has fuelled will not disappear. And it will be largely up to him to choose what to do with it."
Trump falls back on conspiracy and division as his options run out, Richard Hall finds in DC
www.independent.co.uk
Tuleeko Trumpista parhaimman presidentin sijasta, se joka ajoi Yhdysvallat perikatoon. No, ainakin Trump jää muistoon maailmankartalle.