U.S. President Calls for End of Democracy

I'm quite certain that, even a year into Donald Trump's democracy-hostile presidency, my headline sounds like hyperbole. I regret to say, however, it is not.

This morning, in response to Senator Dianne Feinstein's applaudable decision to publicly release the full transcript of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the infamous "Trump dossier," Donald Trump first tweeted a deeply anti-Semitic (and misogynist) tweet about Feinstein.

The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace. Must have tough Primary!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018

I have a big problem with Trump referring to a Jewish senator as "sneaky," which is a blatant anti-Semitic dogwhistle, leveraging stereotypes about Jewish people being scheming and disloyal. Trust that the "America First" president knows what he's doing here. https://t.co/KDKKJgBFvC

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) January 10, 2018

Trump immediately followed that with a tweet proclaiming that "Republicans should finally take control!"

The single greatest Witch Hunt in American history continues. There was no collusion, everybody including the Dems knows there was no collusion, & yet on and on it goes. Russia & the world is laughing at the stupidity they are witnessing. Republicans should finally take control!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018

The only thing it *can* mean is that Trump wants Democrats entirely disempowered. And let's be clear about what that is: It's the United States president calling for the end of democracy.

— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) January 10, 2018

I don't know what to say that I haven't said a thousand times since Donald Trump first announced his presidential bid. He is a dangerous authoritarian who poses an existential threat to the republic. Here is the definitive proof, for anyone who is not inexplicably inclined to continue to pretend he is saying something other than what he is; that he could ever be something other than what he is.