Trump wants to be king of the US

As the date draws near for Donald Trump’s big announcement, I am reminded of a striking difference between the former president and another former president who lost his bid for a second term but came back to fight for it again.

When Grover Cleveland successfully returned to the presidency after sitting out for four years, it was because he was known as a strong proponent of rule of law, perhaps the last staunch defender of constitutional democracy to occupy the White House. Trump, on the other hand, is carving out an indelible role as the first unabashed champion of monarchy to occupy the White House.

Trump’s advocacy of absolute immunity from prosecution, his love of the British monarchy, and his insistence that he be allowed to stay in office in spite of the electoral will of the American people, are just a few of the indicators of his intention to rule as the first lifetime king in America.

Kimball Shinkoskey,

Woods Cross, Utah