Trump’s First Week: Pardons, Power Grabs, and a Nation in Peril
Introduction: A Vengeful President Takes Power When I look at President Trump’s actions the first week and into this week, you and I both know what he is doing. He is pleasing his primary MAGA Republican and wealthy donors. When you look at the list of things he has done, I doubt serious that any of you that voted for him because of the economy had no clue how harmful his actions could be to you and most Americans. He does not need to make America great again; we are a great nation that has always cared about law and order and all the people in America. In our past, we have not invested in revengeful actions from a President; however, we now have a vengeful President. The State of the Nation Trump Inherited: A Strong Foundation at Risk It is time to look at what Trump has received as a United States. I am going to take you to some factual data provided by The Week, January 17, 2025, with an article that was written by Peter Baker of The New York Times entitled “The successes Trump will inherit.” 2. Unemployment is at a historic low. 3.“Stock markets have soared in their best two years since the 1990s.” 4. Opioid deaths and murder have fallen. 5. We defeated COVID. 6.Our domestic energy production and manufacturing have expanded, and wages are rising. Fear and Propaganda: The Tools of Trump’s Campaign 1.“19% of Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country.” 2.Trump’s relentless propaganda and a fragmented “choose your own news media and online ecosphere’s” persuaded Americans to adopt Trump’s view of America as “a nation ravaged by crisis, a desolate hellscape of crime and chaos, and economic hardship.” 3.The negativity and fear based propaganda by Trump helped him win the election. 4.“But though he continues to say the country is “a total mess,” he will inherit the benefits of the Biden administration’s accomplishments—and we have to press for actions that will avoid reversals. Trump’s First Week: A Flood of Pardons and Power Plays Trump Returns with an outrageous number of pardons and orders that please his MAGA supporters and his wealthy friends who are a part of the cabinet he has put forth to be approved by the Congress. My Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher in her newsletter on January 24, 2025, Friday at 8:39 PM has addressed many of Trump’s actions. I am going to include the comments also from The Week, January 31, 2025, in the article, “Trump returns with a barrage of orders, pardons.” The Backlash: A Betrayal of Law Enforcement and Democracy […]
