it is amazing that the most rabid supporters of donald trump believe the conspiracy theories coming from the white house as trump refuses to concede or to work with joe biden to transition to the new administration. these diehards actually think that mr. biden has stolen the election through a widespread plot to manipulate the votes cast in many states despite proof from both democratic and republican election officials that nothing of the sort has happened. how can so many be taken in by the claims of trump and his inner circle of advisers?
in his last days in office, trump is doing all he can to make it difficult for the president-elect to prepare to take over the administrative branch. trump has now placed yes-men in the highest positions of the military where they may do great harm to our security. he has refused to provide mr. biden with information from our intelligence services, a customary practice during the interim period between the election and the inauguration of a new president. during the time before mr. biden takes over the reins of government while trump is a lame-duck president, those who wish to do our country harm will try to exploit the lack of coordination between the old and new administrations, and our government will be unprepared to face those challenges.
the spread of covid continues unchecked with no national plan to deal with it, as trump ignores it and refuses to share information with mr. biden and his advisers about the plans for vaccine distribution. trump's actions are proof that he cares little about the welfare of the country and a great deal about himself. still his hardcore followers rally on his behalf, ranting on about "stolen elections" and "socialist plots." they live in an alternative reality as trump milks them for contributions to his "defense fund," little of which will actually go to defending his baseless claims in court.
unsurprisingly, trump is exploiting this period at the end of his presidency to his own profit. doubtless, he will continue his rallies, but will use them to make money off his gullible followers. he will hire a ghost writer to tell his tale of lies and will devise other ways of monetizing his four years in office. what is puzzling is how so many americans are so full of hate and suspicion and can buy into the manipulations of such a demagogue. that this hatred is directed at fellow americans is deeply troubling. mr. biden will have a difficult time winning over a significant number of those who voted for trump, but we must hope that he is able to demonstrate that, despite the venom they are now directing at him, he is a president for all americans, not just those who voted for him.
may we come together as a nation. may joe biden's term in office be a time of healing and reconciliation. may republicans who have been elected to national office work with him for the good of the nation and may both democratic and republican public office holders reach compromises that allow the people who elected them to benefit from their time in office. may the era of hate, far-fetched conspiracy theories, and attempts to suppress the free press end with mr. biden's inauguration. shalom.
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