The trumpet man's first year in Office ended Friday at midnight with a government shutdown because he and the GOP's extreme agenda was partisan and as a result void of democratic input. The President and GOP wanted to kick the can down the road again with a short term CR (continuing resolution) which if passed would have been the second one. The democrats wanted a long term spending plan so there would be certainty for operating the federal government.
Trump himself set up the prospect of a government shutdown weeks ago when he proclaimed the federal government may need a good shutdown. The GOP controlled congress picked up on that suggestion. Their process that led up to the shutdown was nothing but chaos and demonstrated Trump and the GOP's inability to lead and govern the country and its people. It happened before during their health care fraud plan earlier in the year and immigration reform. Friday's shutdown was the first ever by a republican President with a republican controlled congress. And just this week, republican senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he did not know what Trump's policy was on immigration. And republican senator Jeff Flake compared Trump's fake news comment concerning the news media with former Russian dictator Josef Stalin.
Trump's first year in office has been a disaster for every good that America stands for. A divisive President and Commander in Chief who has corrupted the highest office in the land with his corrupted business attitude. And we now read in a Wall Street Journal report that Trump's lawyer paid hush money to the tune of $130,000 to a porn star so she would not comment on the sexual encounter in public that took place during the 2016 Presidential election.
America and its people should not have to be exposed to such a President and impeachment must happen sooner rather than later.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
