The 2020 presidential election is approaching rapidly. And despite the problems with the 2016 election, Republicans are doing nothing to prevent Russia – or any other hostile foreign entity – from repeating efforts to interfere with America’s democracy. To the contrary, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell just blocked two bipartisan bills intended to protect the election. They are actually aiding and abetting the nefarious efforts of our enemies.
It’s no wonder that the GOP is working on behalf of Russia. The Kremlin helped secure the victory of Donald Trump in 2016, and Republicans are well aware that they are unlikely to win in 2020 without more of that help. So the campaign is on by the Trump administration to pave the way for continued hacking and tampering in the upcoming election. He has decimated the Justice Department’s counterintelligence operations. He has installed hyper-loyal allies in critical White House posts. And, as usual, he is attacking the free press in order to keep the American people from learning the truth about his conspiracies with his BFF Vladimir Putin.
On Monday morning, Trump’s Senior Counselor and Chief Alternative Facts Dispenser, Kellyanne Conway, appeared on Trump’s favorite Fox News program, Fox and Friends. And she wasted no time in declaring that the American media is no different than Russian spies when it comes to to meddling in U.S. elections (video below):
“This President is very concerned about foreign interference in elections. We don’t want Russia to interfere. We don’t want China. But you know what? We also don’t want the mainstream media to interfere in the elections this time either, like they tried to do last time. Get your thumb off the electoral scale. Let people fight it out fairly and squarely.”
Conway’s message was clear: American journalists are unpatriotic agents of evil who are intent on destroying democracy. They are to be feared and, if necessary, silenced to prevent them from engaging in their anti-American plots. Conway regards the collection and dissemination of news to be a dangerous pursuit that must be shut down.
And why wouldn’t she think that? The more we find out about Trump and his unlawful activities throughout his campaign and presidency, as well as his efforts to obstruct justice with lies and failures to cooperate, the closer he is to impeachment and possible incarceration. So while Trump is repeatedly referring to the free press in Stalinist terms as “the enemy of the people,” his designated mouthpieces are equating reporters with Russian spies.
What Conway and her boss are really afraid of is that the American people will discover the depths of criminality to which Trump and company have sunk. They aren’t concerned about the media putting their thumb on the electoral scale. They are concerned that their own thumbs aren’t pushing down hard enough. What does she think Fox News is doing all day and night with their obsequious fawning over Trump and disparaging of anyone who offers the slightest criticism.
Trump was exposed in the recent congressional hearings with Robert Mueller for “welcoming and encouraging” election help from Russia, as well as lying to cover it up. And he’s getting ready to do it again. Why not? There have, as yet, been no consequences for his prior crimes. He’s even so brazen about it that he told George Stephanopoulos of ABC News that he would not refuse help from Russia in future campaigns. How is that not treason?
All of this has been excused by State TV (aka Fox News), who seem to have no issues with the President revealing in advance his intention to commit crimes. This makes Fox News complicit with those crimes. This flagrantly biased Trump-fluffing by Fox should be considered in-kind contributions to the Trump campaign and monitored by the Federal Elections Commission. And Conway, who has her own legal problems for repeatedly campaigning in the course of her official duties (a violation of the Hatch Act), should be serving in the Big House, not the White House.
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Kellyanne Conway went on Fox News and:
a) said "mainstream media" shouldn't "interfere" in the election.
b) compared negative stories about Trump to Russian election interference.This is ridiculous and more proof that Trump and his team don't take election security seriously. pic.twitter.com/Nw6POVxLt6
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) July 29, 2019
Mark: Did you see Andy Borowitz’ article last week? I can’t say I approve of Andy doing a REAL article (oh, come on, you KNOW the Trump Worshipers would approve this), but what can you do….
Republicans Defend Trump’s Decision to Give Putin Office Space at White House
If two things happen ( 1: Income inequality continues to grow 2:The American people find out the Russians or Chinese interfered in our next election ),there will be a violent revolution in this country.
The falsely-named Republican Party (for there is no republican principle in the Trump Worshiper Party) has “elected” two presidents, and BOTH required illegal means to acquire the office. Or thrice, if we count the reelection of GW Bush, but that probably can’t be included, considering Kerry’s abysmal campaign.
If the Trump Worshipers succeed in stealing the election in 2020, any hope of maintaining this republic will be gone. We will have nothing but a theocracy worshiping an unworthy god. The Orange Tyrant’s minions will make sure of that. I’m not sure if that’s hyperbole, but, considering the actions taken by his worshipers so far, would you doubt it’s possible?
I don’t know whether there really will be a revolution, but, for the sake of our country and the promise of 1776, we cannot LET this happen again.