The US Congressional probe into President Trump’s coup against his own government is like the movie about the steamship Titanic hitting an iceberg. Despite knowing the ending—it sank—we remain fascinated with the story of exactly how it happened.
Meanwhile Republicans in the US Senate prevented a vote on a bill that would end much of the voter suppression efforts they support at the state level, which is where elections are conducted in the USA.
President Trump has created dubious history with less than a week to go before he is replaced by Joe Biden. He has a been impeached with a losing score of 232 to 197 in the House of Representatives.
The election marks the resurgence of the American dream. But President Trump alleging “systematic” voter fraud even after the results were out is a constitutional disgrace. One hopes no further unbecoming conduct will mark the smooth transition of democratic power.
In a usual national election 130,000,000 votes are cast, but this year for myriad reasons, many of which are obvious, the total vote this year in President Trump versus Joe Biden contest it is likely to top 150,000,000.
President Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for the COVID-19 late on Thursday evening and are quarantined in the White House under medical observation.
The road to re-election for Trump was never going to be smooth or easy. With the top court giving judgments which are critical of the president, it is a warning to him about how democracy works.