In the Image of Trump

Back in 2015, I can distinctly remember telling myself and others that the damage of a Trump presidency would last longer than a four-year term. I knew then I would be right, but, at the time, could not imagine just how right I would be.

Anyone who knew Trump, in fact or by reputation, should have known when he descended his golden escalator in 2015 that his presence was a fabrication of the highest order. Later, it was revealed that his adoring crowd had been lured from NY streets, by promising each a $500.00 payment for pretending to be members of an excited fan base. It was the first of what would become an anthology of over 20,000 lies.

Like a malignant Svengali, Trump was accompanied into office by a phalanx of acolytes with equally malignant mindsets and worldviews. Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, Stephen Miller, Michael

Guest Columnist

E. Faye Williams

Flynn, Bill Barr, Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders all stood at the forefront of Trump's administration. Sadly, those he brought with him were not the only ones of his ilk. Trump opened the soul of America's corruption to clear view. Those who had been attentive were not surprised. Millions came to a gradual realization. Millions of others didn't care!

There are far too many Trump wannabes to call out by name, but several serve as exemplars of the dangers of a United States under