EDITORIAL – Inaugural speech was more of the same old Trump
Trump during is inauguration address.
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger.
IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY the most ungracious inaugural address ever but a good indication of what to expect from now-President Donald Trump. And it’s not much different, no less frightening and, in many ways, just as silly as we thought.
Basically, he’s in charge and he’s going to be a tough guy, making America great again and screw the rest of the world. He will, according to his remarks today (Jan. 20, 2025), save everyone from the terrible administrations of the past, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. He will overturn a “radical and corrupt” establishment.
How will he do this? He will end the “massive overspending” of the past, remove all government censorship, recognize only two genders, change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America (yes, he sounds serious about that), “drill baby drill” and much, much more.
He will bring unity to America and the world, and keep the U.S. out of wars. At the same time, he will send troops to the southern border, take back the Panama Canal, increase military spending and expand U.S. territory. It will be an amazing feat of magic.
And what about those tariffs? If Canada had a Paul Revere, he’d be riding through the streets shouting “the tariffs are coming, the tariffs are coming.” Trump didn’t mention Canada but he confirmed he intends to put a lot of emphasis on tariffs to bring buckets of money to Washington. His new External Revenue Service will collect the cash.
“National unity is now returning to America and confidence and pride is soaring like never before.” Nobody’s ever seen anything like it.
He even managed to brag about winning so many swing states and the popular vote and renew his complaints about his court cases.
It will be instructive to see how he forges all that unity, ends wars while beefing up the military and expanding territory, while doing so much to divide people even more. Instructive, but very scary.
Mel Rothenburger is a former regular contributor to CFJC-TV and CBC radio, publishes the ArmchairMayor.ca opinion website, and is a recipient of the Jack Webster Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Webster Foundation Commentator of the Year finalist. He has served as mayor of Kamloops, school board chair and TNRD director, and is a retired daily newspaper editor. He can be reached at mrothenburger@armchairmayor.ca.
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With all due respect I am not sure how you can waste your precious time watching a convicted felon spew lies, untruths, and vile verbiage.
It’s amazing how a criminal can be elected to be the leader of the free world. Only in the U.S.
I would suggest people with moral standards would never vote for a convicted felon, that is, unless you’re an American Republican.
We Canadians lived through a the world wide COVID epidemic the actions of this criminal is very small in comparison.
The sun will still rise in the east and set in the west. Life will go on.
Canada not for sale.
Cooper
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On a legal note, Donald Trump was not convicted of rape, so comments describing him as a rapist are being edited.
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What about the quasi-Nazi salute of the uberly smart man inching into insanity by the minute?
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Biden was the more presidential today. He took the abuse and still acted like a statesman. He may have messed up that earlier debate, but today he was the real winner.
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One has to frame events in history which editors and media don’t. We must identify class interests as they are always pertinent, or did you not see who had a front seat at Trump’s inaugural? What about the class interests of the working people who every day brown bagged it to work.
When Trump says he will protect American workers one must applaud that regardless of how that might look to us above the 49th parallel. I expect that from our politicians no matter how that looks south of the 49th parallel.
Let’s put Canada first the trucker, the miner, the ditch digger, the server, the teacher the business person and their children so we can live in a society where the color of one’s skin, the shape of one’s eyes or where one comes from has nothing to do of who we are.
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For the most part the brown bag people are quite well looked after in Canada, especially the unionized ones.
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While some may criticize unions Pierre, it’s important to recognize their crucial function, especially in the private sector where they are often referred to as professional organizations. Unions work to ensure that the hard work of everyday individuals is fairly compensated and doesn’t solely benefit the wealthiest few.
Unions play a vital role in advocating for social and economic justice through collective bargaining and political activism. They fight for affordable healthcare, education, and social security, which ultimately benefit all members of society. It’s crucial to question the impact of business subsidies, low interest rates, and attacks on union wages and benefits. These measures, along with reduced labor standards and environmental regulations, often serve as indirect subsidies to businesses. Additionally, inflation can disproportionately affect working people and union members.
Government regulations are essential for protecting investors, workers, consumers, and the public. Eliminating these regulations to cut business costs can put people at risk. Transparency is crucial, and corporations should be accountable to the public, not just their shareholders.
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what an ass, and yes,more of the same. It will be a looooonng 4 years.
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