Trump’s last dying days in Oval Office

DEAR EDITOR:

As we have seen in the dog days of Donald Trump’s presidency, his marginal appearance and comments seem to follow the pattern of Hitler.

In 1945, Hitler moved into, and remained, in his personal underground bunker while things came crashing down around him. He refused to believe that his reign was coming to an end.

Similarly, although not in a bunker, Trump has retreated to a separate area off the Oval Office in the White House. He too, refuses to believe that his current political world is crashing and that the end is near.

This past Monday, reaction was trending on Twitter to a meme that Trump retweeted about himself — one originally from the White House social media director. This caused critics to compare his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the election outcome issue to the proverbial (but unproven) story of Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned.

Apparently, the Washington Post included a QAnon slogan to complement this image.

Last Sunday, Trump’s media director, Dan Scavino, posted the following: “My next piece is called; nothing can stop what’s coming.”

This was posted over an image of Trump with his eyes closed and a satisfied look on his face playing a fiddle.

Allegedly, Trump is to have supposedly retweeted and commented on Scavino’s tweet: “Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me!”

It seems that rationality might come into play here. The question needs to be asked, “Does Trump really know what reality is and if so, can he actually handle it?”

Or, is he of a mind to use his political office to make a mockery of democracy and satisfy his own ego at democracy’s expense?

After Jan. 20, the world will still be turning and a U.S. rebuilding of democracy process will begin. It probably will not be an “easy row to hoe” but nonetheless, democracy will prevail as it has done over time.

Ron Barillaro

Penticton