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An unfortunate turn of events

December 24, 2024 by Guest Post

by Tom Tunny, Hamilton

Our Republican friends voted for Donald Trump to be President for the next four years. He promised great things like getting rid of the migrants (illegal and otherwise), bringing our economy back under control, lowering the cost of food, being the “protector of women” (whatever that means!), and ensuring that the wealthy become wealthier!

Unfortunately, President-elect Trump did not count on a billionaire of South African heritage stepping in and stealing his thunder. The last few days have proven how weak Donald Trump is and how powerful Elon Musk is!

It is now clear that Elon Musk is in charge. But wait! One has to be born in America to become President. Elon Musk was born in South Africa.

This reminds me of Donald Trump‘s full-on obsession regarding President Obama being born in Africa. And here we are again. Another man of African heritage taking command of the US Government!

What a sad turn of events: Donald Trump and Elon Musk vying for the highest office in the land! Where does that leave JD Vance, who Republicans elected as their Vice-President?

Time will tell, as they say. It should be an interesting four years!

Please read the book, “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder for strategies to help save our democracy.

 

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  1. Kevin says

    January 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM

    I love the sound of Thunder. Daddy’s home. Thank Elon for your excellent service.

  2. Bill Cavanaugh says

    December 30, 2024 at 7:22 PM

    I’m actually not sure if there is a way to pack more lies and MSNBC talking points into this crap opinion piece.

  3. Todd Klein says

    December 30, 2024 at 7:21 PM

    Our “Republican friends”……hah, the sarcasm is so thick there, that I’m not sure that anything could cut that line. But hey, I guess it’s better than most of the names the left uses.

  4. Mike Mercer says

    December 26, 2024 at 9:22 PM

    Even “Henny Penny” had First Amendment Rights I suppose but I would not put much Creedence in Timothy “The Fox” Snyder, this is America, not Eastern Europe…we roll different.
    “Quotidian Authoritarianism”, Really??

  5. Alan says

    December 26, 2024 at 7:04 AM

    After four years of having no idea who was running the country, you now suddenly concerned about the presidents office being usurped?

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