Trump should be in a cell not the Oval Office
WHILE you guys remain glued to Netflix’s new Bondesque The Gray Man, in the States the most must-watch show has just ended with a blockbuster season finale.
But whereas the streaming giant’s CIA drama is purely fiction, there is nothing fake about this long-running soap opera.
However, instead of Ryan Gosling, the main character of this cliffhanger drama has yet to make his own appearance – he is none other than Donald Trump.
For the past several months, a bipartisan group in Congress have come together to investigate the failed coup to overthrow American democracy on January 6 last year.
With just the first series of seasons now finished, the evidence has been compelling. But last week saw how Trump’s refusal to do anything to stop the deadly violence now sees him facing calls from many to face prison.
The desperate former President’s multi-faceted attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election that saw him then incite violent mobs to attack the Capitol was a stunning moment in American history.
So bad, it almost destroyed its democracy.
But, whereas the lesser-known players in his sickening plot are already being held to account – more than 850 people have been charged with 99 others already jailed – the man behind the insurrection remains at large.
But prosecuting the foot soldiers is only partial justice for the grave attack on American democracy.
No matter your views of the committee investigating the attack, the facts it is laying out in hearings are disturbing.
The most horrifying came last week in a session over Trump’s conduct as the rioters raged.
Instead of trying to stop his followers’ deadly actions, he chose to sit watching it play out on TV, posting inflammatory tweets and refusing to send help.
He did nothing for three hours seven minutes despite countless calls from his MAGA world calling on him to act.
Most damning was how the mob’s demands for his Vice-president to be hung with gallows being erected on the Capitol’s lawns, he still would not get involved.
The only thing he said to staff was, “Mike Pence let me down”.
The brutal facts remain.
Trump took an oath to defend the Constitution. In doing so, he had a duty as Commander in Chief to protect the Capitol from a mob attacking it in his name.
He refused. Instead, he fuelled the mob’s anger and let the deadly riot play out.
In the 18 months since, Trump has shown not one bit of regret. Instead, the exact opposite.
He continues to tell his followers that the election was stolen from him despite not one scintilla of evidence supporting his wild conspiracy theories.
They say character is revealed in a crisis. Trump showed he has none. He stood purposely still when his country needed a leader, proving himself unworthy to be this country’s chief executive again.
The guy should be in a cell, not the Oval
Office.