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February 20, 2019 National Emergency Exhaustion, anger, impatience, contempt and a sense of hopelessness.

I think that about covers the feelings of those who have a strong disdain for the President of the United States. Instead of a sense of wonderment of what the new day will bring, we are left with learning of the latest uncovered corruption by an administration so stuck in the mire of the swamp that it will take years to drain the sludge remaining long after he has left office.

Do you remember the last time that the United States of America felt united?

Which story do we try to process first? For those that can still stand to watch the news, it can be hard to process all the corruption. I watch or read coverage from all sources, including Fox, to see how a story may be covered by different networks. Here a just a few of the latest headlines:


 * A news report from multiple networks outlining Trump’s efforts to obstruct investigations.
 * A president who declared a national emergency to bypass Congress to fund his vanity project.
 * A president who wants to bypass congress to advance the sale of US nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns it would violate US law guarding against technology transfers.
 * News reports across the nation concerning racist attacks are increasing.

I forced myself to watch the Trump rally in El Paso, Texas covered by Fox News. I wanted to see and hear what Trump tells those in attendance. Most attendees were adorned in the MAGA attire, especially those placed strategically behind him when he speaks. I still look for the flannel guy who brought levity with his doubting facial expressions, before he was promptly removed by security after being noticed. Without a teleprompter, Trump tends to ramble and what I noticed time and time again is that he would just blend all words together, without pausing as a normal person would when changing topics. The attendees were so busy clapping, no one seemed to care that his declarations were incoherent.

Despite my exhaustion by the daily barrage of new revelations concerning corruption of the Trump administration, I refuse to stop fighting. I belong to the Democratic Party, but I have said it and tweeted it multiple times that if Trump were still a Democrat, (he changed party affiliation in August 2001), I would be speaking out against him just as much. I believe that the office of the presidency is one that should be filled with a person of honor and integrity, qualities that Trump does not have. It will take decades to undue what the man has done to our democracy, to regain the trust of our Allies, and reverse all the laws that have been undone by the administration. One example puts the nation’s safety at risk, especially after the attacks of 9/11; repealed a rule mandating consolidation of transit planning authorities.

Don’t stop fighting, don’t stop talking, don’t give up, don’t stay in despair and rise. Trump’s reign of terror will not last forever and it will be a long haul, but we will get through this.