Where is the line?
What has troubled me most about what's happening with our government (not counting the atrocities themselves) is the realization that many of my fellow Americans have decided these actions aren’t deal breakers. It got me thinking - at what point will they say, "I voted for Trump, but this is where I draw the line!"? Because it wasn’t when…
The White House posted an ASMR deportation video
Trump called himself a king
Trump made his own image into a golden statue in the Gaza promo video
The administration voted at the UN to side with Russia against Ukraine
Trump and Vance tried to gaslight Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and kicked him out of the White House
Legislation was proposed to give Trump a third term
Legislation was proposed to put Trump’s face on a $250 note
They allowed ICE to enter churches, hospitals and schools
Musk openly mocked the disabled community
Musk gave a Nazi salute - and it wasn’t admonished
They restricted the Associated Press’s access at the White House
They put a freeze on NIH funding - $1.5 billion in medical research grants, affecting numerous studies related to cancer
They cut USAID, ending support for initiatives such as feeding malnourished children, malaria services, and HIV/Aids treatment and prevention
They passed a budget resolution that raises the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and adds trillions to our deficit - all while setting us up for cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
Trump attended the Superbowl and Daytona 500 costing taxpayers an estimated $20 million, while at the same time laying off tens of thousands of our federal workforce - in the name of cutting waste
Trump decided to create $5 million “Golden Visas” - while at the same time refusing people who are seeking asylum
Trump exited all global health groups and silenced the CDC and NIH - when we’re trying to get ahead of the Bird Flu
An un-vetted DOGE gained access to millions of American’s private information and the literal purse strings of our country
Unfortunately, it will probably be once their family feels the affects of this bully regime slashing through diplomacy, departments and all decency with no regard to the American lives upended in the carnage. So much for an “America first” agenda.
This list (which does not even include all that has transpired) should be sparking outrage in every American, yet it’s not. There’s still a group of people who either ignore or try to spin these egregious actions. I can’t help but wonder - would they view this list differently if it were Hillary, Kamala, or Joe signing these Executive Orders? (No need to answer; I already know they’d be furious!)
To another group - those who are unaware of what’s been happening, or whose media sources have spun the news to make it seem harmless - I share this for them (and I double fact-checked these claims to make sure I wasn’t contributing to the deceit). Too many Americans’ echo chambers have created a distorted reality. We need to bring awareness to what's truly happening to our country.