Trump respects no law, no institution
The United States is coming undone. It is dis-united. Its citizens are bitterly divided along a widening chasm, each side believing the other is despicable; its democratic institutions are under assault; its ideals of equality and respect for the rule of law, once so widely admired around the world, are now ignored, even scorned, by some of its highest-ranking officials.
I had always believed that only a shooting war could tear us apart in this way, but I was wrong. Our civic fabric is being ripped to shreds, lacerated by a petty and divisive president and the people who enable him.
President Donald J. Trump has launched a full frontal assault on the rule of law, belittling the Federal Bureau of Investigation, ignoring the Department of Justice, intimidating (and firing) senior law enforcement officials who attempt to hold him to account. The latest example is his determination to release a one-sided and harshly partisan memo, despite pleas from the FBI director not to do so.
The memo, composed by staffers for U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) -- a Trump lapdog -- is another attempt by Trump and his team of lackeys to undermine the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The most significant part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry focuses on whether any members of Trump’s campaign -- including Trump himself -- colluded with Russians to damage Hillary Clinton’s chances. Apparently, top Republicans and White House staffers have descended into panic as Mueller’s probe draws closer to the president.
However, the FBI fears that the release of the memo, some of which is based on classified information, may threaten national security. You would think that would matter to the so-called patriots in the GOP who put so much emphasis on saluting the American flag. But Republican voices who object to Trump’s release of the memo are few and muted.
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I had dental surgery on election day 2016, voted on my way home and fell asleep on the couch watching the returns. I woke up at around 3am to see Trump and his entire extended family on the TV. I thought I must be having a nightmare. Sometimes I still do. 
It's easy to find such flattering photos! 
The idiot in chief is constantly grimacing and smirking. Of course, it takes a bit of doctoring to show him holding a "Shittiest President" trophy.
And I have to agree, it's impossible to find a flattering photo of a guy who paints himself orange and does unspeakable things with whatever hair he has. Does he thinks that makes him look nice?? That and the grimaces and faces he makes has to make finding any flattering photo unlikely! Unlike President Obama, how many White House photographers has he gone through?? 
How can they have so easily forgotten the fears and threats that they grew up with? I certainly remember and I visited the USSR. Under Gorbachev and Perestroika, the Russian people had hope for a better future. When the USSR fell, a brighter future looked attainable, but not only have they been dragged back to the bad old days, but this disease has now spread to our current leadership.
