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Where was concern about corruption in the Philippines? In Egypt? In Turkey? In Russia? In Saudi Arabia? On the contrary, Trump has gone out of his way to excuse corruption – and worse – on the part of all of those nations. … No, fighting corruption abroad does not seem to be a priority for this administration.
Trump is the master of projection. It is he who attempts to rig elections (see the canceling of primaries in several states), but he claims to be the victim of rigging. It is he who uses power corruptly and then accuses others of doing so.
Trump is probably the most corrupt chief executive we’ve seen in our lifetimes. …
Republicans who continue to cover for Trump don’t seem to realize that by elevating a deeply corrupt person, they have abetted the delegitimization of the entire American system. To insist that Trump is pure, everyone else must be the villain. In just three years, nearly every institution in America has been defamed in service to the malignance at the top.
