Source: RealClearPolitics
by Froma Harrop
“Donald Trump had a rough couple of weeks. Members of his own party sunk his attempt to escape a vote on the debt limit for two years. Some of Trump’s picks for top jobs weren’t received with universal applause. A revolt by Republican senators against his choice of Matt Gaetz as attorney general forced the Florida Republican to withdraw from consideration. Then there was, yuck, the Gaetz report. If you were Trump confronted with this unwanted evidence of limited political potency, what would you do? You would throw out some dazzling nonsense to distract the public’s attention from your difficulties. You would make outlandish comments on such matters as buying Greenland and taking back the Panama Canal. You’d suggest that Canada become the 51st state.” (12/31/24)