Justifying Nonsense

THE REASONS people give for supporting Trump border on and often cross over into the realm of the inane. He was appointed by God. he defends the Christian faith. He's tough on crime. He's honest, and never tries to be anybody other than who he really is. He rebuilt the military, the economy, the Rio Grande wall, and American pride, by putting America first. Nothing but vague generalities, unsubstantiated by fact, supported only by fabrications. Listening to people trying to justify their support of Trump is like listening to a drunk driver trying to talk his way out of a traffic ticket while trying to hide a half empty bottle under the car seat while the officer stands there, bemused. The most Christian president in American history, is perhaps the most laughable of the lot. Perhaps even more ludicrous is the one often presented by far right wing reprobates; that President Trump upholds the constitution more faithfully than any president in recent American history, if not all of American history. Trump's latest unconstitutional act is his instruction that the 2020 census not include residents living illegally in the United States. The constitution clearly states that every person living in the country counts, and does not stipulate legal status. The president's constitutional admirers seem unfamiliar with the emoluments clause, according to which the president is forbidden to accept personal favors and gifts from foreign governments or their representatives. Trump has repeatedly invited foreign governments to do this, and often they have. They often stay in his hotel in Pennsylvania Avenue, a clear violation. Finally, is scarcely necessary to mention that the constitution does not allow foreign operatives to assist in the election of a presidential candidate, or that attempting to blackmail a foreign government by a president is illegal, therefore unconstitutional. All attempts by Trump supporters to explain their loyalty to this criminal, corrupt president are based on lies, and prove only that his supporters are no more morally credible than Trump himself.