US Elections: Washington Post editorial against Trump – US Elections 2020 – Internationals

Voting for Donald Trump means voting for a declining America and jeopardizing its democracy. This is the message launched by the newspaper “The Washington Post” in a harsh editorial aimed at the citizens of the country still undecided just over a week before the presidential elections.

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“At best, we will see a gradual end, a decline in prosperity, decreasing opportunities for their children and grandchildren and decreasing international influence as democratic norms continue to erode at home. This is not a conjecture. It is based on Trump’s achievements and his promises, “says the newspaper.

The Post argues that the foundations of American prosperity rest on a number of principles, including predictable laws, a contingent of highly professional federal workers, a global leadership that allows it to have a seat in the decision-making process and a dollar accepted as an international currency.

Likewise, the commitment to freedom and opportunities are for all, including immigrants, who preferred to bring their talents to the United States attracted by that ideal.

“Trump will weaken all those strongholds. He replaces the rule of law with his presidential whims, picking favorites and twisting the criminal system to favor his friends. At an accelerating pace, he is politicizing, corrupting and bleeding the morale of our government, the our diplomatic service, our scientific and health agencies, those who keep the statistics. Many will hesitate to invest, build new businesses and create new jobs if our laws and government become unpredictable. and they favor the corrupt while punishing the disadvantaged “, underline the media.

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According to the ‘Post’, Trump craves the approval of the autocrats who wish evil on the country while insulting his allies. Because of Trump, he argues, China is increasingly the dominant power and the world less stable.

He also claims that millions of people will lose their health insurance, as he plans to end “Obamacare”, and insists that he opposes illegal immigration only when he has halved legal immigration.

“The most talented scientists and engineers,” the editorial says. prefer to emigrate to Canada, Australia or China, everywhere except in Trump’s America, “while in his own country he causes citizens to clash rather than cooperate.

The text argues that the president despises any movement that seeks equality and first favors white supremacists. It has nominated 56 people to the highest office in the country’s courts, the paper said, and none of them are black people.

“In Trump’s America, science and truth are viewed with reserve. Its disastrous response to the coronavirus has cost more lives than in any other country and the recession caused by the pandemic will accompany us in a second period.

And his contempt for science has been at the heart of his failure in the face of climate change: the earth suffers and the damage of another four years of regression with Trump could be irreparable, “the ‘Post’ says elsewhere.

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Then he notes that in the US what the president wants, political rivals are traitors who should be imprisoned, the role of Congress as supervisor of the executive is one that should be ignored and even suppressed, and the press that scrutinizes it is treated as the enemy of the people

“(Trump) welcomes foreign intervention to help him in his campaign, undermines the election process and threatens not to recognize the results. Whether he remains in power, fraudulently or not, there is reason to believe he will execute his authoritarian impulses. And their incompetence doesn’t protect us. In the last year, it has shown that it is increasingly inclined to evade the checks and balances that we believed guaranteed by the Constitution “, states the editorial.

In the end, the “Post” wonders if the US is willing to give control of the country back to a person who has failed miserably in crisis management.

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“What if the next virus is worse than this? What if the next emergency is a possible nuclear war, given Trump’s inability to control nuclear programs in North Korea or Iran? Some may believe that he will be able to handle such challenges when he runs an administration where he has ousted the most experienced officials and with knowledge? “, notes this capital newspaper.

The Post tells undecided that while they may have some reservations about Democratic candidate Joe Biden, assess whether these discrepancies outweigh the danger posed by another four years with the current president.

SERGIO GÓMEZ MASERI
Correspondent EL TIEMPO
WASHINGTON
On Twitter: @ sergom68

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