11 May 19
FOCUS: Frank Rich | This Constitutional Crisis Probably Won't Be Trump's Last
Frank Rich, New York Magazine
Frank Rich, New York Magazine
EXCERPT:
No further reconsideration is required. To borrow Pete Buttigieg’s coinage, Trump’s Evangelical supporters long ago swallowed whatever moral, religious, and ethical scruples they had and enlisted as cheerleaders for “the porn star presidency.” Falwell, who endorsed Trump because he would bring his “business acumen” to a country “so deep in debt,” has been a particularly embarrassing example. He praised him for his “life of loving and helping others as Jesus taught in the great commandment.” (The Times found not a single itemized charitable deduction in Trump’s 1985–1994 tax documents.) Falwell defended the Access Hollywood tape as a possible “conspiracy among Establishment Republicans” to benefit Paul Ryan. He has compared Trump to Churchill and declared that he “cannot be bought.”
Excerpt: "Let's pause for a moment and reflect on the fact that we've hit a moral bottom where John Yoo is aghast at Trump. John Yoo!"
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