Trump wants to be re-elected to fix the problems that he 'helped' create, but is NOT doing so now.
Today from The New York Times;In response to:
On Politics
August 28, 2020
By Lisa Lerer and Nick Corasaniti
In 2016, Donald J. Trump accepted his party’s nomination at the Republican National Convention, painting a dark and angry vision of a nation under siege.
“Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life,” he said. “Beginning on Jan. 20, 2017, safety will be restored. The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens.”
At the end of the speech came a promise to voters: “Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.”
Four years later, President Donald J. Trump described an America now under attack from “anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters and flag burners.” And once again, Mr. Trump argued that only he can stop the destruction.
“Always remember: They are coming after me, because I am fighting for you,” he said.
It’s a confusing argument, given the obvious question raised: If Mr. Trump can fix the chaos, why hasn’t he? After all, he is the president, and one who views his office as having expansive powers.
Though his speech had an uncharacteristically staid tone, Mr. Trump returned to his central political play: a Nixonian reliance on the dark politics of fear and lawlessness. There was also some political strategy in his tactics, though perhaps not the kind of 3-D chess that his opponents often believe Mr. Trump is playing.
We generally think of presidential elections through two different models: either a referendum on the incumbent or a choice between the policies, personalities and positions of two candidates.
Right now, this race is a referendum on Mr. Trump and his leadership. For months, Joe Biden has kept a lower profile, allowing the president’s inability to stay away from controversy to drive the race.
But given Mr. Trump’s low job-approval ratings, the president desperately needs this election to be a choice. He also needs voters not to focus on what polls say a majority believes to be true: that Mr. Trump responded inadequately to a pandemic that still rages across the country, upending American life.
So when violent protests break out in cities, which are largely led by Democratic politicians, Mr. Trump throws up his hands. The commander in chief proclaims himself to be powerless, in an effort to highlight what he sees as weakness on the part of his opponents. Even as he occupies the highest office in the land, Mr. Trump still considers himself “an outsider,” blaming a political establishment that he now leads for the nation’s problems.
“There is violence and danger in the streets of many Democrat-run cities throughout America. This problem could easily be fixed if they wanted to. Just call,” he said. “We have to wait for the call.”
This is not a tightly held strategy. The departing White House counselor, Kellyanne Conway, laid it out in fairly blunt terms on Thursday morning: “The more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who’s best on public safety and law and order,” she said on “Fox and Friends.”
That’s why far more of the Republican convention was devoted to attacking Mr. Biden than laying out what, exactly, Mr. Trump would do if elected for a second term and why he isn't doing it now.
For months, Republicans toggled between attacking Mr. Biden as weak, corrupt and unfit for the role. In this speech, Mr. Trump seemed to settle on a clear line of attack: Mr. Biden is a secret socialist, lacking “the strength to stand up to wild-eyed Marxists like Bernie Sanders and his fellow radicals.” The fact that Mr. Biden ran against Mr. Sanders as an ideological moderate was left out of the narrative.
On Politics
August 28, 2020
By Lisa Lerer and Nick Corasaniti
In 2016, Donald J. Trump accepted his party’s nomination at the Republican National Convention, painting a dark and angry vision of a nation under siege.
“Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life,” he said. “Beginning on Jan. 20, 2017, safety will be restored. The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens.”
At the end of the speech came a promise to voters: “Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.”
Four years later, President Donald J. Trump described an America now under attack from “anarchists, agitators, rioters, looters and flag burners.” And once again, Mr. Trump argued that only he can stop the destruction.
“Always remember: They are coming after me, because I am fighting for you,” he said.
It’s a confusing argument, given the obvious question raised: If Mr. Trump can fix the chaos, why hasn’t he? After all, he is the president, and one who views his office as having expansive powers.
Though his speech had an uncharacteristically staid tone, Mr. Trump returned to his central political play: a Nixonian reliance on the dark politics of fear and lawlessness. There was also some political strategy in his tactics, though perhaps not the kind of 3-D chess that his opponents often believe Mr. Trump is playing.
We generally think of presidential elections through two different models: either a referendum on the incumbent or a choice between the policies, personalities and positions of two candidates.
Right now, this race is a referendum on Mr. Trump and his leadership. For months, Joe Biden has kept a lower profile, allowing the president’s inability to stay away from controversy to drive the race.
But given Mr. Trump’s low job-approval ratings, the president desperately needs this election to be a choice. He also needs voters not to focus on what polls say a majority believes to be true: that Mr. Trump responded inadequately to a pandemic that still rages across the country, upending American life.
So when violent protests break out in cities, which are largely led by Democratic politicians, Mr. Trump throws up his hands. The commander in chief proclaims himself to be powerless, in an effort to highlight what he sees as weakness on the part of his opponents. Even as he occupies the highest office in the land, Mr. Trump still considers himself “an outsider,” blaming a political establishment that he now leads for the nation’s problems.
“There is violence and danger in the streets of many Democrat-run cities throughout America. This problem could easily be fixed if they wanted to. Just call,” he said. “We have to wait for the call.”
This is not a tightly held strategy. The departing White House counselor, Kellyanne Conway, laid it out in fairly blunt terms on Thursday morning: “The more chaos and anarchy and vandalism and violence reigns, the better it is for the very clear choice on who’s best on public safety and law and order,” she said on “Fox and Friends.”
That’s why far more of the Republican convention was devoted to attacking Mr. Biden than laying out what, exactly, Mr. Trump would do if elected for a second term and why he isn't doing it now.
For months, Republicans toggled between attacking Mr. Biden as weak, corrupt and unfit for the role. In this speech, Mr. Trump seemed to settle on a clear line of attack: Mr. Biden is a secret socialist, lacking “the strength to stand up to wild-eyed Marxists like Bernie Sanders and his fellow radicals.” The fact that Mr. Biden ran against Mr. Sanders as an ideological moderate was left out of the narrative.
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Comments (6)
Instead, they want to decrease the type of calls that police get and divide those into police calls
and other specialist calls for people who have better training to handle other situations.
They also want more transparency for officers that have been disciplined.
They also don't want officers unnecessarily killing people.
You can't tell me, that things can't be improved.
I think it is reasonable to improve an ongoing problem.
Most of those 180,000+ were not in nursing homes. His lies, his corruption, his prejudice, his extreme narcissism, and his incompetence have resulted in the worst US presidency in history.
Of course his coddling of Russia and the far right wing terrorism groups didn't help either.
The time for change is now !
Unfortunately, there are those, who are extremely reluctant to give up their advantage.
They would rather keep others depressed than be fair.
That's why the riots eventually erupt. It isn't until those many with advantage fear loss, that they
will actually do something about it.
When someone with better understanding, and wanting things fairer, is elected, things will get better.