To be frank, it’s been a relief over the last month not to spend every hour on alert for a world-rattling tweet or wondering which article of the Constitution would be crushed next.
But the specter of Trump’s comeback raises a practical question: Does anything justify another Trump presidency? He left the country in a shambles, overwhelmed by a pandemic he barely acknowledged during his last months in power. His nepotistic administration left America more divided than at any point since the Civil War. And he almost buckled US democracy itself, deceiving his supporters into believing that he had been cheated in a free and fair election. People died because of the mob that he raised outside the Capitol.
After all that, the fact that Trump is still seen as a credible leader by much of his party (even after losing the White House, the House and the Senate) tells you a lot about the soul of Republicanism and the state of American politics itself.
What about Canada?
The US-Canada relationship has never been more important — and Washington’s policymaking should reflect that, wrote Robert. “There is a new history being built where Asia and China play a dominant role with significant implications for the world’s future. There are coalitions which need to be built which will require close ties, and in one of these coalitions is the exceptional US-Canada relationship based on a shared history, culture and values. As a consequence, US domestic economic policies need to account for some of its key and important relationships most notably the relationship with its neighbor to the North.”
But in the US, that pipeline was highly controversial, Paul pointed out, arguing that “Canada needs to respect the US too.” He elaborated: “It was ok with Canada that US Government used Native American lands, against their opposition, for this (Keystone) pipeline. … It was an environmental risk to our nation and further disrespect visited on our Native Americans. Listening Canada? You increased our issues like Trump did yours.”
