The most despicable thing about Donald Trump?

[Martin Eden]

13. The malefactors of great wealth have long reaped the benefits of a divided America

Now Vlad Putin is reaping those benefits as well, with the asset he helped place in office.

The oligarchs want average Americans at each other's throats instead of working together for our own common interests, because their vast wealth and political influence would diminish.

It's the ancient strategy of divide and conquer.

A house divided against itself cannot stand. The Russian tyrant is exploiting a weakness inflicted by the greed for wealth and power.

Now, our true power as leader of the free world -- the strength of our ideas and our ability to be champions for Constitutional rule of law -- is being eroded with every divisive tweet and alienated former ally.

Donald Trump is a vile sociopath, more puppet than mastermind. If we can't evict him from the highest office in our land, We The People are truly lost.

We are in an existential battle for the heart and soul of America; for the future of the republic our Founders gave us; and for the sustainability of life on our precious planet.