I could waste words here on PresidentĀ Donald Trumpās hallucinations about the truth, but why bother. Yāall know that story as well as I do. The president either is delusional or cynical about what the people will believe or maybe both.
There is a bigger story, though, one that reduces all the drama about nonexistent wiretaps and possibly existing collusion with Russia to subplots.
It is simply this: His supporters donāt care.
A large, energetic crowd of believers showed up Monday night at his rally in Louisville to give a united upraised middle finger to those who call out this president on his lies, deceit and all the other things are supposed to spell his doom.
They donāt care.
This was in Kentucky, mind you ā a state where residents likely are to be among the hardest hit if/when the Affordable Care Act is repealed. Instead of draining the swamp, the man these people adore will beĀ draining the ranks of those who can afford health insurance. That may include some of those who were shouting his praises the loudest.
They donāt care.
He spits on our allies.
They donāt care.
While his proposed budget eviscerates social safety nets, the president’s regular weekend trips to Mar-a-Lago are estimated to cost taxpayers $3 million a pop. Thatās on top of millions more spent on security at Trump Tower. The people who voted for Trump screamed bloody murder when President Obama took getaway trips to Hawaii.
But now? They donāt care.
The New York Times, Washington Post, and all the others that quoted āunnamed sourcesā saying there was no truth to Trumpās claims that Obama illegally wiretapped him during the campaign WERE CORRECT! Trump and those who parrot him dismissed the reports as Fake News. That was wrong. The media were CORRECT!
What else will it be correct about?
Trumpās supporters donāt care. They wouldnāt believe it anyway.
All the things that are supposed to define a successful, competent commander in chief donāt seem to matter now.
Thatās why Monday could go down as one of the most significant days in American history. Itās the scene-setter for a showdown. How the testimony from Washington trickles down to places like Tallahassee is the next thing to watch.
The FBI is actively investigating if there is proof Trumpās campaign conspired with Russian agents to rig the November election. No doubt hundreds of professional, well-sourced reporters are looking into that as well.
Health care, security, and all the rest could get pushed to the side while his opponents, including some in his own party, dig in for the fight.
Floridaās governor and attorney general are tucked deep into Trumpās pocket. Their political futures could be tied to the outcome of this continuing drama ā maybe. No one matter what the investigations and hearings uncover, I donāt believe the true supporters will abandon the president.
Nobody paid attention to them until the morning after the 2016 election. No one is paying attention to them now that their man is in the White House.
Huge mistake.
