This writer's commentary in "Politidose" dated 7/31/2016 titled, "A Traitor Among Us: Donald Trump, Vladmir Putin and Russia" recorded Trump's very first traitorous act as a Presidential candidate while the major news organizations were silent. And they have been silent ever since on other traitorous acts of Donald Trump.
Donald Trump, the republican party's Presidential candidate committed his traitorous act and betrayed his country when he asked Russia's Putin to hack into Hillary Clinton's email in an attempt to find damaging information on Clinton to help his campaign for President. Politidose commentary at the time was the only news media outlet that picked up on Trump's traitorous act. Presidential candidates do not ask foreign governments to invade American privacy for political gain.
And now 6 years later the media still enables Trump with their coverage and are afraid of Trump, like so many of his ditto heads. What took place on January 6, 2021 when President Trump urged his followers to storm the U.S. Capitol and try to intimidate congress to change the electoral vote was also a traitorous act and betrayal of America. His failure to shut down his mob timely after urging from his advisers also was a betrayal of America.
Politidose in 2016 also called America's attention to the fact that the GOP and Trump was one and the same and time has proven that to be true. The media still has failed to cross that line and the enabling continues. And as of this writing Trump and the GOP are one and the same even more with their anti-American rhetoric against America's institutions and law enforcement agencies. Every day they attempt to undermine democracy with lies, misinformation and statements that betray the rule of democratic government. Sad as it is, the media has enabled the Trump/GOP hateful rhetoric to poison and divide our great country. Columnist Froma Harrop recognized the media's enabling of the GOP in a New Orleans Advocate commentary dated 8/15/22 titled "The media are doing the GOP's dirty work." The article is right on target, easy to understand and timely. It should be read by all.
At a time when America is under attack from the Trump/GOP lies and anti-American rhetoric, the democratic party is standing tall against their betrayal and desire of authoritarian rule. The party is discharging their obligation as elected officials to stand up for the rule of law, our institutions and investigating the serious threat that Trump and the GOP represent. The media has failed to do their part in exposing those who seek to betray America and the rule of law. In short, the media has failed the people at a time of great danger to our country.
The democratic party, America's party, needs the help of every citizen to defeat the effort of Trump and the GOP to overthrow American democracy and install authoritarian rule.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
