Well here it is. One of the most bigoted men in America, has been named Trump's "chief strategist." He'll be at Trump's right hand. The major media has been trying to sell us on the idea that Trump would dial back his rhetoric and become more mainstream, more "presidential." Nope. Steve Bannon is nothing less than a white supremacist. He turned Breitbart.com, a far right website into the voice of what is euphemistically called the "alt-right," and more accurately termed neo-nazi, militia oriented, white supremacists. While the majority of Trumpers may not be as far out as these people, I've seen nothing to give me any hope that they would act as a brake on these people. Yet, here Bannon will be, daily having the ear of the President of the United States.
Some of the most out there wackos are being floated for becoming part of Trump's Cabinet. Some examples:
Secretary of State: John Bolton, Newt Gingrich
Attorney General: Rudy Giulianni, Trey Gowdy, Chris Christie
Secretary of the Treasury: Steve Mnuchin, Carl Icahn
Secretary of Defense: Jeff Sessions, Gen. Flynt
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal
Secretary of Energy: Sarah Palin, Harold Hamm
There's more and worse. In other words, Trump promised us he'd pick the best people to surround himself with. These people are the worst you could imagine. Hell, his vice president is a religious nut (and a heretic in my Christian opinion), who has promised to roll back LGBTQ protections, and overturn Roe v. Wade. Trump has already said he will turn a lot of power over to his VP, because he really doesn't want to take the time to govern properly. It's Pence that is leading his transition team.
Folks, we're in for a world of hurt. Personally, I think he's going to make us look back nostalgically for the Bush years, as rulers who had some semblance of being sane. Believe me, it gives me absolutely no pleasure to say this. I love my country, but we've really screwed the pooch with this election.
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