By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
EDINBURG, Texas | An old man came to town on Sunday afternoon. He said he's running for president, but he didn't meet the people of the Rio Grande Valley - only fawning law enforcement types.
Yes, 77-year-old Donald John Trump, the same Trump under four indictments and the same one facing 91 felony charges in connection with a slew of events that include that insurrection at the nation's capital, his whisking away boxes of secret documents after he left the White House in defeat three years ago and, well, that juicy case in Georgia, where he is accused of doing his damndest to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
It was his fourth visit to the Rio Grande Valley and the umpteenth time he said he's going to go hard on illegal immigration.
At his side was Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Abbott would endorse Trump's 2024 campaign before the ex-New Yorker left town.
This on-spot bit from a report published in the McAllen Monitor: [ Trump is on stage circling through his usual talking points on the border while blaming Biden for just about everything, including wars going on around the world.]
The newspaper's coverage amounted to a reporter's observations of the goings-on. It was unclear why The Monitor reporter did not bother to ask Trump - or Abbott - any questions. Not one.
Abbott's endorsement was expected. He has been a Trumper for years now and, of course, has sort of patterned his governor's style after Trump's Talk Big schtick.
The visit was not open to the public.
It was just another staged event, as if that helps voters. But perhaps all they wanted was a "photo op," something shallow to make the morning newspapers...
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It continues to boggle the mind how Trump's supporters can continue to back the man when his personal heroes all seem to be dictators. They really need to look at how those heroes treat the vast majority of people under their rule. Look at China, Russia and North Korea. How well off are the average people? How many freedoms do they have compared to the average US citizen. If re-elected, Trump will waste no time in taking complete and utter control of the US government and strip you of any rights that he feels threatened by. If you're not rich, white and yes, even male, you will become a second-class citizen overnight. No more guns, no more government handouts. No more elections. He will control everything. And it will not be for the best. He will destroy this country in a matter of years. And when the men in black coming knocking at your door in the middle of the night to take you away who is going to stop them?
ReplyDeleteHe certainly does NOT believe in democracy. Trump fancies himself a Putin. We'll see what it is Americans want. He's getting very positive news out of Iowa and the debates he does not attend. You would think voters would want him to participate in the ritual we've always known as gauging candidates and then voting in elections. It'll be different once it's just him and the Democrat nominee. We hope that is true, of course...
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