Source: RealClearPolitics
by Froma Harrop
“The older he gets, the bigger the baby. Donald Trump has turned the U.S. government into one giant pacifier to calm his fear of seeming less than all-powerful. Consider those billionaires now dropping bags of gold at his feet, concerned that he would use his presidential powers to hurt them. … Reputable political analysts say this executive behavior reflects alarm that Trump might try to sabotage their business and hurt their investors. Anyway, the commentators add, paying a million or two in tribute is ‘just a rounding error’ to these guys. The analysts are not wrong. More amazing is that they would calmly portray threats toward leading American enterprises — engines of the economy, creators of jobs — as something a normal president would do. Another word for this is extortion. It’s the mobster message: ‘If you don’t want trouble, you know what to do.'” (12/19/24)