Why Trump may be so driven to win in November
“Former adviser says president asked China to assist in him getting re-elected,” June 18 news story
In his book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, writes, “I am hardpressed to identify any significant Trump decision during my tenure that wasn’t driven by re-election calculations.”
It is important to ask, once more, why Donald Trump desperately wants not to lose on Nov. 3. He’s already proven he can win the presidency, and if that doesn’t happen again, he can declare victory was stolen from him; he’s already setting the stage for such a claim. Such bluster could comfort his bruised ego, but it would not reverse the defeat and its consequences for him.
Becoming a private citizen again
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would leave Trump without protection against criminal indictments, convictions, and punishments. Legal proceedings against him could expose how little money he really has, and could result in government seizure of many or all of his financial assets. Furthermore, he may have good reason to fear powerful actors with whom he’s connived who may wish not to see themselves exposed by official inquiry.
The president and his party will do anything to win again. We must be ready.
All government workers who may receive directives to violate campaign and election laws in ways that could assist any particular candidate or candidates must be informed, encouraged, and supported that they have the right and responsibility to refuse any such orders.
Matt Nicodemus,